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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* \9 z9 _! d0 [2 a2 ERoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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0 ~' R  d7 l! R6 RSecurity 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

- O4 Z0 _# n5 _* C6 n  yRoles where certification can help:
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/ L+ Q/ S" ^3 J( D; k, XProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Quality Assurance
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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
  K# t% c: }" b/ g! NCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
5 C+ I* g/ Y$ R% R6 JMCP+     - average $7072 increase
9 C# x- @5 u! e3 `; x) T4 @3 G7 R, kCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
. J2 A6 @! |) g- mA+       - average $5134 increase
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: r. G" g# k9 G2 v! j+ n! XThe 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

' R0 m- l: _( z8 h4 E2 z: s. zTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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. p) K8 X# t& z( I5 o3 R9 @10. "That's weird..."
7 `- v5 k8 G, |% v9. "It's never done that before."
( K; i: Q* P( T3 R. Y. ]8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
, ?/ e1 Y" L6 j8 j* P8 C6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. {. I# K  `+ r% T4 D: h3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
3 {1 H- D: X: U& u2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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& p( N# w- l$ r8 r' Yand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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