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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7 v+ y1 l  p* }0 Z, ~2 uRoles 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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3 Q3 d8 F( m- p) d$ CProject 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:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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' b% e. i" l  k5 y* `The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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) o/ N5 Y4 C& A( a* Q5 w$ s$ KMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! }, h& J, [, cMCT      - average $11,723 increase
, y* y* y1 c5 g' |; P. vCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
; q! B8 B" I3 ^2 f0 [1 ~- \Network+ - average $6487 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
# Y$ L( X# v0 O" O: e7. "You must have the wrong version."
& V! {: j+ `( i, s$ I6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
: M4 s8 ?. E/ B! Z3 }8 @5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
0 U, K$ I1 p0 b* F& V3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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5 ?& w0 j! A; H/ ^" j8 r( _7 Eand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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