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:

' F, ^7 t5 R+ @/ r/ gSecurity 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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: ^( ]( j  C! w! o# g* c3 T: r8 ~" nRoles where certification can help:
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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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8 p% j0 \# v8 M! w* {$ }# @Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Business Intelligence

) V, _0 r" {% O  aThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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  y6 j' f6 C% f3 s. |MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
( T: N, t. g6 v9 m6 W4 f+ J/ xCCNA     - average $9967 increase
8 z/ r" {% S8 t! |0 _6 {) |5 zCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
% g; f* C( c& v. c* f" s$ r$ aCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
8 h3 T" x( _& b- O0 c+ |& f: lA+       - 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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$ ~9 A5 _- T) A# z4 i) z" Z- fTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9 ^- t9 ^7 h+ o9. "It's never done that before."
8. "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."
/ o/ e8 b1 z% ~  [- |4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
" p* u. ~1 u7 i3 _  b& ?/ ~2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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0 G( K& ?5 @0 ]8 f7 P# }1. "I thought I fixed that."

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