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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2 y# n! e: a' O& aRoles 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:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
$ i1 N" S$ W1 _# j# H8 ]% E# fQuality Assurance
7 C5 m/ h; Q, L& {* K% b, U! ATechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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9 A% r/ O3 S9 ~, d- JMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
) n( j  T% G: [( E  _$ C5 }MCT      - average $11,723 increase
4 L1 `7 U; \7 c) K: A. SCCNA     - average $9967 increase
, }! n8 B/ ~5 c; g5 fCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
- T# `5 }2 ?5 S. [! j& _% B, q" [3 ECNA      - average $7061 increase
& V) Z/ K- J2 h& VNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
9 @7 `- S2 `5 X/ w1 h7 @A+       - 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.

Humor

. ?) m$ a: h8 d" \: `6 {: j: q0 Z' ATop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
/ `0 J7 x- A$ C9 W; d8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
8 _7 u" {1 q$ a2 O6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5 P2 Y% D. E: x1 v. R# O$ S  ~# T5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
7 z3 K0 J( N" j) s! j' D& A3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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# V' p; |/ K4 Y9 X$ n1. "I thought I fixed that."

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