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:

Roles 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

. J* l. g; j. q4 B: s7 b$ }Roles where certification can help:

! n' W# Y! w# @4 C5 y/ J8 PProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

, q. j( E; ?7 _1 i5 e% oRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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  |( p8 o' a* q4 ~' F  vThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

) c( G( J5 k8 _5 }MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
4 `; V+ B1 |# T3 g) T- OMCT      - average $11,723 increase
, z% O- {5 w* e* w6 aCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
) U! F' {# J7 v; MA+       - average $5134 increase

8 M" ~, ]! \+ y9 Q' R$ Y" FThe 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:
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) j0 X, o. C, G* M" k3 S) V10. "That's weird..."
7 U) V* f) e9 H  u9. "It's never done that before."
- I* u: v4 B  N/ {* q8. "It worked yesterday."
% h* f9 `' C$ T9 `7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
/ l* l) S7 k/ g7 v0 ~5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
) a8 G+ D: \1 I" V0 V" h( |' p( A4. "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 ...
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0 ?. ]/ R: n. r: Q3 B1. "I thought I fixed that."

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