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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  O" s* U7 ?& d5 WRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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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( F. D9 G- t$ k" P8 `% W, s5 RRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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. D$ B5 A7 V" W: f4 B( P' _MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
4 J' z$ J. Y' u$ h: h9 yMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
- n6 v9 _5 R9 h: C& S$ _/ TMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
! |" r, h& j6 [) _- E( Y& n, w1 CNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
, F7 }$ w7 T# w; ^8 HA+       - average $5134 increase
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( }! N; s: M# n  X. t9 _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.

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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
  A4 O! p% F: l; W9. "It's never done that before."
! z0 C6 Y! C" S& Q$ m8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
( [0 w# d+ L" ?" T- F7 n6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7 R' e5 ?! I" g1 j5 ~5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "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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