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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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- L% D+ b1 Z! X/ B! oRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:/ x5 V' {; N7 s, [0 j8 `$ ~. Z
/ v0 _' p( S) C- V tSecurity 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% Z/ R1 t* R( }6 U; @
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, B3 Y1 T# _, x( E$ _* zProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)( J+ M/ c4 ?. `6 S+ K; D/ |& S
- S3 p- t0 q8 K( RRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:: H/ X% D7 Z) v( {
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Most Software Development
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
8 E: s. U$ o- g2 o& {2 ^MCT - average $11,723 increase * P3 m" H1 \% d8 e
CCNA - average $9967 increase
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MCP+ - average $7072 increase' ^) r; T0 g0 [. s6 o
CNA - average $7061 increase
1 \$ \! I4 Y4 _. oNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
* C, p! i M% \' f0 r" ^A+ - average $5134 increase& }# K9 d% U9 o; A( @6 v3 H! S
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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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p |( O. D0 x0 ?) c( f10. "That's weird..." % g: {, k5 n' ?( R9 g7 B
9. "It's never done that before."
$ ]+ \1 T1 U1 q6 ?& R8. "It worked yesterday." 8 _- L$ F2 P' v2 b
7. "You must have the wrong version." 4 v: @' i1 n: Y' d" D4 _3 h
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
8 [9 F/ h* x. ]6 I, p9 {5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 6 g7 W2 |, Z7 F u& u
4. "Did you check for a virus?" # w8 c1 I7 \2 B
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"! X) H; M; _5 a5 @+ B( Z
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 8 s3 a$ n+ r( m
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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