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:
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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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3 k+ r" @9 \* T! uProject 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:
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% P6 p; f0 U# o* v# I( q) a3 c% KBusiness Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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0 O) b9 [7 L/ Y& t- KThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
# w7 Z  a5 E. G1 x) {; z* \MCT      - average $11,723 increase
9 Q! E7 p( C2 n1 G7 M. OCCNA     - average $9967 increase
0 x' g$ t1 R9 ~3 _CNE      - average $7262 increase
0 M: y" K$ S0 c/ B; I/ R: |MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
: `- S- F; U* @- n( \Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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* e1 @* x/ _- I, ^, ^4 MThe 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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. d: L* X, s- T+ v) N; o7 t5 BTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

3 U- d6 Q3 c) }5 N$ @10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
( D7 L+ F; k- |* [( H0 n& ]8. "It worked yesterday."
1 J. D% g  v% f- U" S7 Y# t7. "You must have the wrong version."
5 g. c' }9 ?, h- P: A% u9 R) B, ^( e6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
7 Y0 _; v( _) s- Z7 g4. "Did you check for a virus?"
0 I. j/ z2 `" J3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
9 u, e: e- Q5 _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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