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
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Roles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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; |8 x9 ^' p1 @" CRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Technical/Web Writing
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( d& }4 F% ~* d+ PThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
- h2 ]+ x1 ^9 VCCNA     - average $9967 increase
( V6 P7 ~1 x) }CNE      - average $7262 increase
" X0 K) s3 O4 y2 X7 zMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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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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Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
$ l% q0 G8 ?9 m3 D- c8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7 [# m0 z* `9 O0 b( J7 d! b5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# C: r! e6 w: n7 M7 A2 B* {2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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& z/ }$ b: j2 c7 g) E* X) @. Y# oand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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