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:
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# h) [' y! f" K6 P. v9 u) BRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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' `7 `' X: o9 @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

Roles where certification can help:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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* o- S+ C7 ]' D' C  SRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

7 W/ {9 y; Z  R: n1 N) H+ ]$ s$ eBusiness Analysis
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1 D  X# L/ b! JQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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2 n$ S5 }0 |9 N1 a; k; y$ L- JThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
+ ^; q: a& x, E7 r( A! l5 NMCT      - average $11,723 increase
! W2 Y6 |: {, f8 m" rCCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 t4 t, b  M, T% T* X+ bCNE      - average $7262 increase
1 @: F; ]- D0 y, j7 F) v$ bMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
& `/ t0 n- X* h+ o% HA+       - average $5134 increase
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& C' J8 ~. ?- |The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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1 H8 G6 m5 t* r% i6 UTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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) [% E3 s# m0 p  M( _  c! z! e10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
5 ~; q& o: p3 y3 m- Y' z0 I( _7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 C* [1 U. `0 ?" t6 ?6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
! U% m9 n: N5 A4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: D/ v) _. z$ K2 n: \+ n1 k/ a3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


- a1 n1 e3 y7 }8 {0 o( Yand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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