Certification (FYI)

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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

Security Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM
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Roles where certification can help:

- h# L7 q" X) n! K, @5 Y# OProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

! [/ \1 j& Y1 H+ vRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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! h0 [$ z, i; U( Q5 b: K6 m0 aThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
! p- I& u, _. p7 E! \! L+ lCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
4 ?2 a0 W% `& `/ b0 o! yMCP+     - average $7072 increase
) d* @6 h, G( G: p+ ?2 Q! J4 ^9 K+ VCNA      - average $7061 increase
# d  T* s* u+ A0 e! @3 KNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.

Humor
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, Q  s: X2 c% W7 N: |4 T# _Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
+ ^8 k' f: Z9 z1 l- `% N9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
2 n% Y9 J) u7 \- a2 T% H+ @+ {( U7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' ?4 f/ a0 I6 V; D. k5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: g9 E# r  ^  m+ ?% a& h$ E- ?1 Q3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
  M- c3 `3 U8 s: K7 U+ S$ H2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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2 w" M! p( ]. T" R4 wand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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