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 A3 g0 d4 p. ^" d6 }6 f* rRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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7 n, ]5 }4 m+ F& r! G9 t; LSecurity 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

% ~3 t6 Y+ k- rRoles where certification can help:
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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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Business Intelligence

# k# L1 v2 f$ m' p' ]7 `The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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+ m2 z1 g  U! v/ I6 k# D. {MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
; o( b) r6 ~8 o/ f! LMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 r& h4 x) c$ KCNE      - average $7262 increase
' E* w/ k+ a) ]1 m+ k% F  D! eMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
+ q, B. ~5 ?/ M7 A  HNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
: r6 m6 L$ Q9 X, ~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:

0 R7 p; l$ b8 e- }. P10. "That's weird..."
' Y# v9 L/ D* d* O9. "It's never done that before."
' f+ u9 z, F+ o8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
; r4 P. k# \' w6 M+ ?6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
" i% R6 q, q6 }: a2 T+ f4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. _' y6 v+ ~3 y: }# X3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
% c1 T. L2 j% c2 P8 z" p2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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& q* J- F  |" Vand finally ...

5 [& G" G2 \: \- v1. "I thought I fixed that."

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