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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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6 `" `3 [; T, }9 j; i- N/ e# [Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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# [) f6 ?) f: }! ]/ ]) mSecurity 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, PM1 n6 x# u" s! \6 `9 ]& h( G/ {
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)4 N' K' U) F6 A( K
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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8 `. Y, z5 S6 W/ sMost Software Development
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:' ~$ H; u8 f6 F' ]& H" ^# O
v+ t; D. @5 ~. W8 _ J% NMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase. S& N8 C0 _0 A
MCT - average $11,723 increase 4 }1 c W4 ]5 g
CCNA - average $9967 increase
- w M# M& k0 cCNE - average $7262 increase / h# N/ w1 o1 o: q4 w. X
MCP+ - average $7072 increase/ O _- i3 E9 e/ a2 V# |9 r
CNA - average $7061 increase
6 [; _0 X7 O6 ^Network+ - average $6487 increase. c2 X' C$ X* q7 L! j$ W! s0 Z( s
A+ - average $5134 increase0 H2 i' q ^0 a+ l9 {- D' X
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.6 |9 R1 K; j0 { ~8 B2 z
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 7 R- n# R4 j! ~$ n" \* T1 q
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10. "That's weird..."
0 d! i6 r4 V7 b+ T& _9. "It's never done that before."
9 e4 p, B+ ^# i9 ^ E8. "It worked yesterday."
: ]7 c {4 C3 q1 x! ?/ |7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 y j% @% X+ X; p2 u* k) q6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
+ u# `6 X" W, w$ C5. "Somebody must have changed my code." . D6 p2 M; W q2 X
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
0 `* \8 J, j. g% t- t( o4 v3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# M6 t+ z/ I* \* n$ X7 }7 n2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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_4 s, [9 Q3 B% b9 h1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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