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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:$ M" j$ c7 S* Z4 `
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:3 p q6 g8 j' P1 ^& t& b M
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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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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)3 U; B4 y1 W4 i3 i! \; j! {' Z
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:& O/ X& L& V% i! r3 A
9 H5 l+ T- q/ y! P/ yMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
, ^" L$ K% V" g" _MCT - average $11,723 increase ) t0 q( h7 `& L3 S0 y# N+ C" C* o
CCNA - average $9967 increase ; P$ ^" u0 V7 X" A9 Y) u
CNE - average $7262 increase ( z7 I' D7 M# x% D6 d+ y# \
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
; I8 R! y8 @: g% pCNA - average $7061 increase
0 {6 J- a$ x# L4 W# p- LNetwork+ - average $6487 increase' U6 d# {) e/ B+ h0 \6 i; e
A+ - average $5134 increase# R/ T8 L5 n; O* R. x5 r6 ~
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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5 z9 t& p$ U3 H& Y& mTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: + ]- |7 m" j6 U" u
2 [, q `; X4 l: M% G8 I- h' H10. "That's weird..."
# w9 N' z" N# Q& @& Y" h9. "It's never done that before."
; r: _3 D/ A9 [( M; ~. V) n, t" ^# s8. "It worked yesterday."
! @& o$ l. s8 C* C! Z$ i7. "You must have the wrong version."
9 g8 b$ U t) ?2 t, y6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." ' U# a4 y+ E- q
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 8 M4 G. |1 X# }4 _
4. "Did you check for a virus?" ' l+ o! I6 |: @: ?% d
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
8 f5 U# t/ s6 k2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" [2 b3 b4 n( a- E0 ^9 \/ _* u, C
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