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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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& P8 `5 W" \2 Q( |2 wSecurity 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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

' n; H* `+ `8 O# e1 eRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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:

- v5 e. e7 s& P: u4 W+ hMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
" g) {8 m9 i5 W( W( C7 P8 W( `: UCCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 y4 `) S; Y7 M% S6 n3 z. Q) ZCNE      - average $7262 increase
# v+ P) a( q0 \) `/ ^' WMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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* q. d  N) ^: x9 [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
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

5 b3 L! L  r5 V) K$ {. ~/ }10. "That's weird..."
0 w% R; j0 W; D1 @  o# q# K1 o' p9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
! C/ n9 u# u/ b% ?' _6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
6 n2 L) O# Z) {# y/ l7 k5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
% w, w! e! g; j8 O2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


- h* G+ v  J# \* J+ m* m: tand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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