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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:1 n' B" D; l5 ~, b, L/ V+ Y+ r
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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( U8 b! i2 w" p: L( b: |( KSecurity 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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% `2 r7 b+ J: |% h" o. H) d' oRoles 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). r! }5 K1 {' A H o
7 D& I8 t# ^2 L. H! j1 _Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:: x: D: `8 i0 z& }0 M
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Quality Assurance
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* f, \+ \& L: P0 z! M& R" ZThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
9 I& D- N$ O( c) nMCT - average $11,723 increase ! ?( o p) a8 k: f4 H
CCNA - average $9967 increase 2 i; n* I# @$ m) h$ e# J
CNE - average $7262 increase + P8 j! ?, }$ K
MCP+ - average $7072 increase6 X# u9 r: x E$ a
CNA - average $7061 increase 3 ^+ G- `( n) V. U
Network+ - average $6487 increase
0 R H3 s( Z$ E4 PA+ - average $5134 increase
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& n% F# a0 R" z9 d% k! rThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.) v9 { N' S5 P& n6 I% _; d$ w' T) e
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/ q/ [. ], ?: M, c3 ?) k& ^ {Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: ' q) ?8 b" D4 O
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10. "That's weird..."
6 j5 J' U$ }8 j {3 k9. "It's never done that before."
2 ]3 ~: \" s/ C7 G. B* |! K8. "It worked yesterday."
6 f! F: k7 s$ g# P7. "You must have the wrong version."
" |7 l% o9 k$ a, t- ^" [6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." - x' U A- Y' c0 d- x' _8 \' J' C! N) n
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
( y4 F5 ]' F4 a0 `5 D& M0 z4. "Did you check for a virus?" & l3 {% @$ H8 m' H/ p8 N; g
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?": _2 U! a6 T6 A7 x
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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6 V. [, c3 s( }: v2 @2 n1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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