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:

5 Z, u8 X  `% eRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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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Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! Q5 M4 l% e, u# A1 L: ~' `6 c: YMCT      - average $11,723 increase
& [" ~8 q& A& A0 ~2 {CCNA     - average $9967 increase
- w% ~. D( T7 N+ \CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
, }# P: `  o+ Y/ |) }8 X6 K1 {! \CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
7 V/ U& e* R- `5 B$ [* g7 K+ @! P& 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
* r6 C, r5 l+ S. l+ X' f5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
0 a8 Z2 B% A5 o3 j* m4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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6 ?; {/ |/ D9 a: Z0 U3 P1. "I thought I fixed that."

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