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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) ^+ U$ i" D- _) n0 M7 j% i) _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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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7 r- F7 ?0 J! \" Q* VRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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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& A+ k* y+ D1 H( Z/ MMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
$ h) U0 V" w1 P3 F& dCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
* A. i6 m2 s: l( y* Z. tA+       - 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:

4 n% F3 x. n! p$ p9 n, k$ b10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
5 _9 y4 c2 {+ F& b. \1 ^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."
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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