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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) I0 j4 ?/ G$ N3 y8 GSecurity 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

% U$ M* w) Q2 w1 y5 i: z7 B  BRoles where certification can help:
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6 \1 T& C, w- q" b& FProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

8 s, x# [7 e% z- e! ~5 w1 M, y$ oRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

8 b% O& s  S, s' Y  IBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
, |1 J# Y' C9 ~0 Q: UTechnical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
: F2 p4 U. I. t$ k* UMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
% E! o5 ?, z& _* `CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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  T9 t# s* ]. i0 e( P6 ?The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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- x6 f8 Z4 s( u* y6 `8 S8 P5 TTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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$ H- i$ B# p4 w" W( f* b10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
+ O' [' L: y1 }% @7. "You must have the wrong version."
1 l3 x" j$ a8 b9 J& z* p# b6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
1 p+ m( J5 X8 z( `& `  M/ Q, r5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
$ C. p  J5 T* U7 M3 D4. "Did you check for a virus?"
* n; i; u5 [7 y7 u$ h0 P3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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