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:

! P: a1 A& ^. MSecurity 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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5 A% g2 s$ g6 M% Y: PRoles where certification can help:

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
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) {+ Z7 t  [  sTechnical/Web Writing
; Y9 d" `8 ?5 ]Business Intelligence

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

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
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CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

# g/ R! e- d, R  e; S3 o& gThe 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:

10. "That's weird..."
7 J( I9 o, p1 y" i9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
- b9 X$ ?) i) r" j- X6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
# c1 D" H2 F: R  r5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
" I) E* `/ b7 w- H2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

7 f6 I# b+ l5 S9 |* ~+ U1. "I thought I fixed that."

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