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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1 W0 f& x3 H' ^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
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Roles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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+ @5 F- W* F6 A& e8 CRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
9 V& n: y0 x& z& c+ ^CNE      - average $7262 increase
- R# H4 q+ ?: ], e" DMCP+     - average $7072 increase
9 E7 ]6 y6 X1 s+ b" A, K+ qCNA      - average $7061 increase
$ L: }5 V" Q% c# M/ x' H5 o0 oNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
# k0 x3 E3 Y! f6 o) iA+       - 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.

Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
! \- }( s6 v( t  L. d9. "It's never done that before."
5 J+ u  U4 v8 }* C3 J! G" t, G8. "It worked yesterday."
  f, Q3 A- q: i# ?- c" E7. "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?"
6 m8 E6 p6 k" z  d3 y4 C2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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' x4 R& `! b; E9 p8 D2 ^6 tand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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