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:

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

4 u8 I5 S  j/ g: D& kRoles where certification can help:

! C4 P5 i; M# [' {/ SProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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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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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
% G+ V( F! H3 ?9 @* L2 |6 ?+ ?MCT      - average $11,723 increase
( K1 M. q8 T9 Q- g5 t) VCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
8 U+ v' `* b' T0 c; ^3 tMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
  O% M; u: m* x* G/ zA+       - average $5134 increase

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:
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10. "That's weird..."
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# X% C9 h) {" z/ P# R% O8. "It worked yesterday."
$ j& C+ z2 S( g- T7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
- T; M( K: B- ?; S7 S! j; T5. "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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1 z, K; b& F$ Z: K8 `/ uand finally ...

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