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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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3 Z' M4 k) y1 N% Q/ e3 Q+ c, ?Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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/ _, M/ `9 M, F- n- x: HSecurity 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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7 L5 h! I: ^1 S6 V+ A$ ~; ERoles 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)/ P _, f% H5 r' p6 a3 ^; Z
. @* ]8 k" H8 I0 {; N" D8 HRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase" r# ]) S3 j* X1 t8 d% t
MCT - average $11,723 increase / m: n- A, t; O" V! Z7 z ?
CCNA - average $9967 increase ; ~6 M) Y/ f1 f* j+ c0 o
CNE - average $7262 increase & e( }0 x% C* |& j6 `' c- B$ u
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
4 W0 M9 o' c/ Z7 i# XCNA - average $7061 increase & {4 g) q2 |/ b8 l; ~3 T+ c0 q3 G
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.2 b' G6 s' W* B$ a) _; M1 A$ L
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 3 C% ^ A7 }( B; H) R8 r' L% W
& ? s4 w# {1 [" X. V10. "That's weird..." ' X2 |1 T0 K/ H6 a, [( @
9. "It's never done that before."
, d. O3 C& h1 |8. "It worked yesterday." 2 l" p9 @$ Z6 l" j% j9 _( ]
7. "You must have the wrong version."
# Q3 [. p" o7 R6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." ; E8 f1 u1 i _3 y/ Y* e: p
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." ) E h+ p: ]1 x/ q8 A, @
4. "Did you check for a virus?" 6 _% \5 r2 r' b; ?6 ~! o3 V2 ~
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"' @! l c ]& q, g, V
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ! D- k, k" y2 r( b( r. Y3 i3 B
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