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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% |4 t/ f5 k5 ]4 g/ t4 c% ~' fSecurity 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

9 B; m' u' s8 vRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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8 v* T7 V) m7 G$ f' N) N2 H! R( OThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
6 S3 N) s  d# X* L+ T, A. tMCT      - average $11,723 increase
3 K* b6 R  A! t! pCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
# s9 g' I( U; n, {MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
& \6 I! L5 o) ^6 CNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
! Z' \! H% I5 e5 U; hA+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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10. "That's weird..."
+ P8 S' ^0 a) m6 O+ I7 X& V9. "It's never done that before."
9 j4 m! M  o7 H( d8. "It worked yesterday."
: I( @0 C: t) X4 G7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
" ~+ R+ {$ b7 s( h7 L5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
* a- o0 }& V% G: [2 l! R1 E5 K3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
; l' D0 x. l" X. b. x2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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