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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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; W' g9 S9 |1 K8 I, D0 L" j% @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

Roles where certification can help:

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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence
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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
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
" |: s* _9 L* b5 N3 R; SCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
1 y8 ~4 ]6 j6 e; L& I, H) NNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
) l9 G* J. `7 |% ?8 IA+       - average $5134 increase

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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Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
3 j4 p( B! s9 L: `6 P2 T9. "It's never done that before."
1 i! G7 G2 l# d8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
9 a' X, ]7 [7 h5 M4 f9 t& K5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
- h7 s  s  f# q+ K4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
& E; J* U* o! j3 G1 C% X+ p* c2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


" M1 {: \" y* u; @: I4 u0 jand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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