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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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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:& l7 j- X% o, F
% N, @1 j( J! P! o- m+ c8 w, E, XProject 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:
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Business Analysis& [! X7 [2 W6 G9 T& p0 d4 o
Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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6 E; @+ @. {- B- a% ?7 J, }The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:6 M ~5 ]! x% z0 x# K
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase1 o8 i5 b7 O: h, X5 E
MCT - average $11,723 increase
$ U5 c- ^; D' g0 |3 Z eCCNA - average $9967 increase ! J9 R) Q3 r& d- [5 k( I: J4 B
CNE - average $7262 increase " \* ^* k/ o: u. a$ \* e: f, O
MCP+ - average $7072 increase* d: }, \8 Y% s/ L+ O1 [
CNA - average $7061 increase / p. N/ {- U: l: U
Network+ - average $6487 increase/ I; x* }5 M% d% z c
A+ - average $5134 increase3 L' ^8 U) ?7 S& P9 `, y' k" v2 t
) A) h) V% k" d0 t! w) uThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.3 H- H) d+ c+ a% z- o: a3 z
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7 b4 |4 o/ y9 n' J( b/ ~9 dTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: ; L9 u; f3 Y a" y
1 ] l6 r2 w# M/ Z10. "That's weird..."
) H& |6 C- {* W( Q% j& ~9. "It's never done that before."
3 Y, H1 F+ Y) \ A A8. "It worked yesterday."
u* F) Q! v" Z7. "You must have the wrong version."
& _$ N; p% L2 S/ I. X B/ G/ k6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
O5 g$ C$ R5 S, J5. "Somebody must have changed my code." + b1 V8 w* g5 v: @5 W
4. "Did you check for a virus?" / V6 S. w. I+ l- M& F) N+ U
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! C. ?: T- A' s) x5 q" v2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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3 \9 U6 A% e3 d1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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