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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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8 q( y* H& r+ _ y' g6 }Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:9 H" g5 ?! j$ U( h' q' x
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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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)0 D) ^1 U/ `7 e" F
9 {$ N9 f, |) Q2 F7 h) M$ R; E0 \6 _Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Quality Assurance
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/ T. o( [, Q# OThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:, e* o1 @5 P5 c0 F/ N
- ?6 @/ H. u0 U/ ^3 t5 d9 G5 v% w5 OMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase3 K7 g- F% r r k3 g
MCT - average $11,723 increase - @$ M6 D, w) t/ G
CCNA - average $9967 increase * v+ ~* R: n& Z
CNE - average $7262 increase
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9 T' A# Z5 `5 N7 b/ ~% NCNA - average $7061 increase + S6 U D! a% Q, n
Network+ - average $6487 increase0 X5 H! v* Z5 u! z. ^, `9 q0 B
A+ - average $5134 increase* U0 G- |7 T# F$ D4 [ @) i
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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.3 {7 m3 p- i1 Y
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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, `- g# b# U# S0 z( c10. "That's weird..."
# P [5 H8 b1 o# W- K9. "It's never done that before."
K6 v+ p' {! G2 V3 S+ ?) x4 ]8. "It worked yesterday."
+ E" ^( k: }- N! D& T* F7. "You must have the wrong version."
! ]- R% z+ R! u, c9 q5 X( u6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
$ m3 c' J! I( f2 I: T5. "Somebody must have changed my code." # _% j2 A% s% Y- |2 f( o
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
$ Q$ H% t6 g* U3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"- c9 Y' K$ S( i' [$ b. f5 s, o
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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/ x4 f* C+ d: Y! L& @7 f1 u1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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