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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( v) k: u, X% a: t$ p: [, P/ CRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

# r& D7 A. ]8 X  Z3 vSecurity 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:

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:

7 Z8 h: S5 g6 _- ^& J7 lBusiness Analysis
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8 y( t' p5 c% ~' K* `" R) X8 TQuality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

' V! O3 q. Q3 W( F* PMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
  |% T" D/ H3 ^) t9 K0 DMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
. c" Z# E. ~* s! ~& i) oMCP+     - average $7072 increase
4 |7 n$ P* V7 Q2 c' u6 LCNA      - average $7061 increase
' F8 q" C1 ]* b; \. O# t0 G2 r4 C' YNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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4 H2 x1 R/ T% HThe 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:

2 {  a5 z( }" c$ X" H7 B, Y3 N1 [10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
, ~; ^! ~" ?3 ^6 ~9 f& y7. "You must have the wrong version."
9 W$ w, a9 q1 H& t# i6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
3 x& X! ^, [2 ^5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
+ A5 x, ^! i1 q4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
5 V: E* U* w7 [2 _) q; H- s1 R2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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