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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:% t& N+ Z" d) O2 B3 _. n0 n; s
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:' v, c0 [4 K+ M$ H8 H) U
9 m1 W8 d/ ^3 i5 a# M! PSecurity 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 q9 b( t& a+ w3 d
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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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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:. \% W7 ^" }9 S0 |7 Y2 n Q: Z
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; S; |* `% P+ x0 W7 {/ vThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:% t- f9 ^5 [# ]8 L9 l% v
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase& u: g5 u6 F- O* r: q$ G$ N
MCT - average $11,723 increase ' I# d; s0 g2 c3 b5 z
CCNA - average $9967 increase 7 v: s6 D, l! f4 w4 h. M
CNE - average $7262 increase * u9 @3 U G' e0 Q- }) ~+ q) w
MCP+ - average $7072 increase! j7 A! H% b+ o5 o3 m
CNA - average $7061 increase
/ d$ y: C' ? Q6 O4 N- ]Network+ - average $6487 increase
J. p% A) K3 @A+ - average $5134 increase
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3 w9 Q- W/ G# V1 a5 LThe 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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8 x) [% T6 x9 d6 }Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
$ T6 k) b- I+ D: g J. X7 o @9. "It's never done that before." 9 f% n5 @( a; r5 h1 V; }; [' ^1 M) c
8. "It worked yesterday." # k: k1 `; d" d3 |" x) O
7. "You must have the wrong version." : O' [- z& ^" G }
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." # z3 g3 [1 D9 R3 \
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
8 g4 T2 l( c d# ^* m( m4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3 f$ m( p0 M- n8 i$ _+ Z3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"0 ?# \6 e1 Z* p2 J4 }' b9 H
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" # w7 b) U/ a: ^. @* }
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& m: m9 B9 f# v" E! A8 H1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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