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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9 f8 k9 c7 F- Q. P" F% d4 ^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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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

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

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
5 J0 r  Y8 c4 {  x" X* A! i4 t8 {MCT      - average $11,723 increase
4 u  o. i6 c4 F$ |! G  jCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
: X& {. c! P( U" XMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
) J2 c1 s5 c) |  t( Z( qNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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5 p, d( F, ]5 ~4 }% T7 X* _10. "That's weird..."
6 |( Q' I2 ?- H1 z! |) i5 P9. "It's never done that before."
6 R  T: L$ ?. M8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
7 d; h7 S& \) ?2 a- r7 Q" s6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
( o0 H* C. X& r! T" n4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3 A5 S; X7 j* E0 Q6 @+ ]% t3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
+ C0 u$ g' W7 [2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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* {- Z  W5 S% x9 u2 z# b1. "I thought I fixed that."

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