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:

6 K4 |. _1 d- IRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

! Q% B9 ?3 z: @! h7 G. j/ YRoles where certification can help:

- x; d% @# \/ {1 g' `Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
" Z; C! q) L& W$ H7 |MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
0 L- F+ N' `& M. I$ UCNE      - average $7262 increase
) R/ k. {8 E- b  UMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
5 `* a1 X  A+ c5 P, n9 pNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
  `% x2 z8 F" d1 T: wA+       - average $5134 increase

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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/ S' m$ K) c8 }! qTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
/ d+ v, G: E( I* P9. "It's never done that before."
4 [( K7 f% W$ f' S* p/ ^% I8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 h5 a/ Y/ G! O+ U% L5 A; ?$ L$ l6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
) x0 ]! Y# T- h, S2 }5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
5 s# K, A2 h5 @( y- E" g7 R) a3. "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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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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