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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:+ S1 y( i# _, R; s3 h
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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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Roles where certification can help:6 g4 X; s: G, O1 L/ h8 P
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)1 e% z$ g7 p, C, o' c( f* ]
; `9 C* m5 O* r8 C* A/ MRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:% I# d$ T, o. S# H! z8 M) x* u
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Most Software Development5 @6 C) X" M5 m$ {
Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:" T7 D; e2 u; i% y; S5 c3 K
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase# }: f9 c& C0 s4 ^1 P7 b/ @$ N
MCT - average $11,723 increase
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CNE - average $7262 increase * t" x1 ]! D! o
MCP+ - average $7072 increase7 U8 W! _# t0 p& x6 A) r
CNA - average $7061 increase 5 [& z- \; {4 ~
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
3 v* G# i% E3 |2 O9. "It's never done that before." m$ A* _/ |( z0 q) u3 ^
8. "It worked yesterday."
% s+ ~; Y; F5 [- N7. "You must have the wrong version."
( y9 K; v! R' k- m0 n/ R6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
0 Y) E! Z0 R# o+ Q- m5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
5 e0 Y4 J0 N: h7 D4. "Did you check for a virus?" ! p) m! r8 t$ `0 I
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
8 f1 ]" [5 x4 P+ ?# P' {1 A! {/ C2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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