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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, O9 q5 q1 K8 d1 ~/ iRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

3 ]0 J( Q+ F. s4 ]- L! z0 zSecurity 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:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

) J2 G1 }! Q  tRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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5 P7 M9 n5 e2 w1 HBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
6 S4 r2 U% d3 @7 G: Q7 GQuality Assurance
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( O9 Y/ f$ ?& a2 f' E0 ^2 RBusiness Intelligence
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( a# ~* {* ~# i8 \+ K. G' vThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

8 I5 c% Q. a2 R' W9 k' VMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
1 L8 i/ W* _" ?7 d: m; |MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
( z% Q$ \/ b" Z: ^: Q& B3 dNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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/ D, p1 t5 _9 z8 zThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Humor
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2 R' h7 F: N# E/ h7 I$ n1 xTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
& n. S7 A# [5 c3 I3 B9 u; k) y8. "It worked yesterday."
" b* H/ t7 Z6 I4 w+ W7. "You must have the wrong version."
: b3 y( _* y$ e" I  u6 m2 K6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
; o) Y6 h" _, C0 E4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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