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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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
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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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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9 A) D3 X* `* A, X6 i0 l- k/ H) @Business Analysis
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Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

' e# ?( O+ O2 EMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
9 a4 S& g1 U% c* E# m- |3 pMCP+     - average $7072 increase
# r* f* V* c( b4 N1 |CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
% v/ v7 \$ J  o, n# P% BA+       - average $5134 increase

( h: e, x3 P5 |7 L9 H$ JThe 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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( v3 e- N% @* b1 j( mTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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; ?8 I- w1 j: o  m/ k10. "That's weird..."
# {+ s# s0 S6 o2 Z  a9. "It's never done that before."
% \) A+ N2 q" }' Y/ K; p8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
" L7 S, s& `& E" s) [8 H) z6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
! S9 `$ j) k( J+ x) O0 f3 H( m5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% X4 P' o6 D( N; l6 [& `4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! z5 u; \/ a" f2 b2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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6 q! w7 h* Y4 J+ z$ Z7 Jand finally ...

# L7 H* W7 M) B( z, p& ?1. "I thought I fixed that."

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