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:

/ I5 [$ r5 O; V" cRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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7 G5 x& [4 K% A9 A6 PSecurity 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:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

0 D  B. I% g' pRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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7 a' }5 t7 ~# jBusiness Analysis
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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

- o  f( U, `- K/ Z2 e- K! Z5 iThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
. g' D* {/ B4 U: G7 ~MCT      - average $11,723 increase
' X; Z" s7 W/ g( k+ t4 h4 OCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
& [8 y3 A% c/ R9 T  f5 yMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
2 M: N# G1 f7 Z0 @" ?A+       - average $5134 increase
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; k- X& j3 t$ ^! V$ u4 R7 tThe 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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Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

) t6 W5 S$ W3 }8 p5 [2 ~10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
5 q6 b) k2 Z4 [# i6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
3 i1 v  q7 \% [2 d1 N4 W. a) Z% F2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

6 j! m8 {% u7 M: f& r1. "I thought I fixed that."

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