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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

; p4 e2 j) a4 q, H4 U& ~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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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6 W2 H' y, N) R! d3 _5 uRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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0 ~: Q9 e3 P0 K6 `The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

! @  O- a4 F$ e2 V, kMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
- ~; \* o7 u5 K1 p/ W+ C* B6 ^CNE      - average $7262 increase
+ {1 ^* a* }7 ]" eMCP+     - average $7072 increase
" n% {$ M3 R* }# \CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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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:

10. "That's weird..."
% T$ R! W( S. g/ o9. "It's never done that before."
# n) m  O/ w" x+ _% X8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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