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:
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' O% r/ R6 x+ q2 h1 Y; Q" v! gSecurity 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

5 p5 }# k* o: Q2 L4 LRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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1 @6 T! V1 u6 {7 ?Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
. J: ?% H* j# Y' bTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

+ R3 ~, V" _4 g5 r# k5 RThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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( G- U8 j5 b  {# g, X0 ?MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
# [& l8 m3 C* N7 ?' c: ~2 C' \8 nMCT      - average $11,723 increase
* Z1 Y4 Q& f0 K; [8 M3 LCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
% }0 w& G5 A7 t6 X+ I; vMCP+     - average $7072 increase
" I( P6 e" O  k# ACNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
5 i$ Y  w; j$ [/ mA+       - average $5134 increase
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* A& Q7 p8 e- L* l, GThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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6 h' z/ h5 Y6 g% {7 d3 ~. }Humor
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4 c7 c9 ?( k# J' ATop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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) a" S! K. q9 x$ d3 X$ t10. "That's weird..."
( ], t4 D9 r; U* G5 P* j/ ^3 I0 {9. "It's never done that before."
% w# V5 \; i0 j; M  j' Z; C8. "It worked yesterday."
+ V/ w8 v( F. J7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
* S9 M& V1 C4 X) r3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' B$ f1 u$ Q, K$ P, M2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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4 c$ a; F4 u  T1. "I thought I fixed that."

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