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:

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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+ O* |7 o; z. n% Y7 z/ @& h; Q/ VRoles 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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

' c- s6 l& d% q7 lThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
8 ]; P. L  `; N* FCCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 k( k6 q! l# s0 X" ~5 VCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
* ^, }4 k* k2 ~; i) l6 ~Network+ - average $6487 increase
  ?$ C/ b& b) e# ^2 P% u& vA+       - average $5134 increase

* ~, K, ]& h' M! h; r: SThe 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:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
3 A8 T* j0 }) f. s5 S4 K7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "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?"
: w# J) B8 w/ g* W9 s- m# G9 L7 [2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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" x4 H) R' v9 d3 ]and finally ...
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9 S* f9 R0 E+ B& o2 j  d2 o9 p1. "I thought I fixed that."

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