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:

+ i2 D0 H0 y/ [/ C: [Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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

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- |8 f2 m4 l( u4 g3 S1 IProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

! d1 O7 B  S+ t% d6 I8 p8 }$ ^& rRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
" s, w, L# c' H7 Y& ^9 @Quality Assurance
3 }- c( \  s; g9 X0 dTechnical/Web Writing
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; S/ q5 |$ c/ d; t3 `. O5 yThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 l0 F$ O: @- M0 ~9 j" C  MCNE      - average $7262 increase
: q2 `* r7 k: x9 ]MCP+     - average $7072 increase
+ R' Q/ {5 A5 f: lCNA      - average $7061 increase
2 i2 ~1 @% c$ z/ b0 R7 XNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
# g7 v% \2 A- F* m" [3 L$ rA+       - 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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