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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' V; t; n, i5 V7 k( gRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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# ]5 h5 F3 \: t( w" V( \& vSecurity 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

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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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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- i3 b) Q6 i) \( U+ BThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
. J7 K+ s' y/ q/ {7 d5 i/ g! pMCT      - average $11,723 increase
) }" y9 P5 L6 QCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
. s" V& N& T6 v: NMCP+     - average $7072 increase
' f% D* E: s! F2 E1 PCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
; f% b- B- U# S+ K/ [A+       - average $5134 increase

9 u7 _- Y) z% F- MThe 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

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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4 m2 N' Q+ ^- h: l& y10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
: j; w: |1 d: Q8. "It worked yesterday."
4 V1 b% g& g0 q4 `8 @; r' H0 E8 V7. "You must have the wrong version."
3 U6 r( P, \% @2 D6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
6 m6 ^9 G& g' _% F" V  N5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
$ n* p8 O$ `1 D, j9 ^( U6 R2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


$ Y" ?2 t) X9 @5 N3 U" V: S( |' A9 t- qand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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