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:

7 D1 Z, c# X3 D& p* J- S0 GRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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7 L0 u4 q0 ~) P8 t1 t0 \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

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)

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

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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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7 e- w# n: l: L6 N# K7 O0 p, ]1 bMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
/ w& k1 Q. Y3 n/ OCCNA     - average $9967 increase
+ q) x6 p5 t; v& D# H; l1 }CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
# t+ q# V) |1 D$ r& XCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
, h* g9 Y% _) U9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
5 l* Q& {) W: s% \7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
, [' ^$ {) G# Q5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
- F0 X3 }5 `, e# n5 W3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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