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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:# \ O! N% I- W% U
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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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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: q6 M1 r+ K; Q; GRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:% |& \- l I' R
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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:+ ?" k# T$ C, W. `
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MCT - average $11,723 increase
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CNA - average $7061 increase 8 n S8 @- I2 z. D, \
Network+ - average $6487 increase7 E9 ?8 z c! `" A
A+ - average $5134 increase/ k+ L: J) `, M9 `
1 a( T1 w1 Q1 _( \) WThe 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.+ b( p$ [- Q! }9 A: F9 u
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7 O7 J2 A }4 J0 Z8 uTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
2 Y% R* L! o% @$ d) r& c9. "It's never done that before."
: v6 K; N9 q4 _% P7 B9 D8. "It worked yesterday."
' _& y5 R( i% d- ~7. "You must have the wrong version." / b5 n0 C/ F2 H: D9 C" N
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 2 {2 m; `- R0 m5 `$ K" F' d
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
. R, N+ X% ~# a, r2 x9 H; A4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: k! b; I- e; Y+ c7 y {: u3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"2 m1 Y E" g# e+ m. t0 H
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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