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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; S1 H! M9 m. N! z$ ^Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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- }8 ~" d9 s5 C. `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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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* F0 |1 e  L- ]2 ]) X" U0 xBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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* T" N, I8 B2 P4 @! HThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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1 U5 S7 y9 c; }. zMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
3 F# k4 l( M! s  j( f& yMCT      - average $11,723 increase
# X/ y2 l! u# l6 X/ ACCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 a: v( M, ?% z* l4 ?) k5 F( KCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
4 m2 |( r. r, WCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - 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.

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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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+ c% p  ]7 k% W8 K2 C( A10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
# Q: E' N2 ]. }9 f  G7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
" U+ ~5 x4 \6 i! ^5 \: Y1 }5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
- D# u; G! v) g4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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- Z1 _# W( m, C. h$ _2 _and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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