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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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4 Y6 X5 K3 G+ ?7 U. C( pRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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/ E3 k% M1 g6 j5 j2 ?9 ^9 ?! DSecurity 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& M, a" C) G( f
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Roles where certification can help:8 z# ], B7 C6 j2 P' |
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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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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:2 X5 E# i) L; _( [ C8 [& p
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Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:/ c5 d% t9 t- ?7 o- }- w8 S6 {
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase* \! L! p& O0 P/ W/ U V
MCT - average $11,723 increase
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( P+ @- o4 u5 ]% G" | yCNE - average $7262 increase 3 R4 ^9 H3 l; g+ @4 o
MCP+ - average $7072 increase1 C& d, J8 R4 D: b
CNA - average $7061 increase $ y/ t2 }( g+ X0 G* r1 E
Network+ - average $6487 increase) ]# r$ S- O5 G e
A+ - average $5134 increase3 L3 l, E* P# U* g# Q' b
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.0 V. g( T, Q1 E% G
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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8 e* d7 `9 \4 l4 C10. "That's weird..." : ^, u4 N: \7 |8 ?
9. "It's never done that before."
) v' q6 W7 Y+ l% s# R8. "It worked yesterday."
: T! j# h! w- l) n9 d3 W7. "You must have the wrong version."
- k' A |& I% _8 Z8 V6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." * N$ a# B& u9 n j# i) U% [
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 1 t+ H! F" O% u
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
2 n/ V8 d9 b5 X$ \" V. Y. o3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"2 R$ d1 r- \: {- Z; ?+ k# Q& W
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" B) p7 S8 H1 }, a, H. q
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