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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:% j" D. B! `0 T, z" p* J
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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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Roles where certification can help:
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2 }( h+ Z5 o0 \Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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/ `/ _# Z8 q" L4 hRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:8 }4 n( |' X% o% C# F& H6 h
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Business Analysis
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6 `% y* a( \* p- g4 jQuality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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; v" H( ~9 ^4 p3 n! W/ ~1 JMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase! E1 L, W- g0 q! S* f x) V( Z8 Y; S
MCT - average $11,723 increase ' h. \) ]. w7 A1 N; T
CCNA - average $9967 increase 1 Z( @5 l0 ^' `' P: a" K; z+ t( B
CNE - average $7262 increase " g& O4 [& A2 C% g# ^
MCP+ - average $7072 increase9 y, `& l' k5 ?+ G1 U% ]3 f( o& c
CNA - average $7061 increase 5 x3 D5 V$ ~8 U% C/ o. O# [+ n
Network+ - average $6487 increase4 B) A# |6 j# S+ t2 R! S
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( b4 k' y, J' L9 G9 A% eThe 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.7 @; J( s0 `) O/ o7 k9 ^- W% ~
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9 F Y, N5 e( D/ y6 zTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: e, n5 p' T7 M& L
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9. "It's never done that before." $ S' n! F1 x$ Z& {
8. "It worked yesterday."
1 ?$ J" c' h/ t$ X7. "You must have the wrong version."
& a ?# D* {1 K+ ?6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." . B% j$ D# H; C6 ?/ ]
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 7 r5 z: r F2 r
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
9 \; a4 a9 @+ h& v2 a9 U3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! j7 y6 Y9 R, L W5 }2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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- l+ S- A4 G! r) {5 P9 Cand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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