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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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$ P+ b5 U, u# s* u# VRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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( N3 v" [1 e' Q- ~& ySecurity 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& a' ?/ n9 S" q j' e2 {* ?
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Roles where certification can help:5 Z6 D$ p/ ]' Q- J h- R- h
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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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! P2 o: G. I% Z' C" d; YRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:2 a; V) p9 L5 p/ O; D/ \8 ], B1 R! T
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Business Analysis
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$ x9 e) V: W) JThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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( \: n3 a' g( K& d/ X; }: tMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
- \. n8 b5 f2 h5 ]MCT - average $11,723 increase
7 b& `( L t7 p9 z* K6 lCCNA - average $9967 increase 4 p: J" j/ B, y. N: I
CNE - average $7262 increase 8 m. v+ k$ ?+ o5 L( [8 G, h
MCP+ - average $7072 increase) s/ d4 q8 k$ b7 Y$ l( P
CNA - average $7061 increase
" \) Y7 K% K& h5 G; V. dNetwork+ - average $6487 increase+ `# z w, P1 u) q& O( @
A+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.2 U6 p* f/ j( U
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& m" j; w/ ` DTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 6 L+ d& ]! Q. M7 b8 _3 U
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10. "That's weird..." 1 g( i* r& J- N5 Q3 n9 `
9. "It's never done that before." & q% B" d9 V k0 ]+ y2 j
8. "It worked yesterday."
( o9 C$ L) O; \, g+ Z7. "You must have the wrong version." * N9 l- ?) z; P3 y9 \
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." * I `: l8 a W: f
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 2 o+ a1 [# x0 r# }8 Q- N
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
( y4 n3 ]# P7 C, `+ D' ~5 ^2 B5 s3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"9 F/ s% Z% d. D# A# |0 j3 Z3 x
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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" T q5 J6 ^% j' j1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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