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:

- v- F9 ?7 ~3 k) e7 ]2 SRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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/ `8 c# w1 C* A( j3 ESecurity 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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

" `7 T4 c7 ]0 g3 }' u% [; GRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
5 g, b* ~; b" }$ l. s* s" `4 fMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
% a6 }% Q  U& Q7 `/ \7 D% x6 ?& OCNE      - average $7262 increase
& }, Z) t8 g- y, LMCP+     - average $7072 increase
% [. h( A& h! F3 {5 r" L6 _CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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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. z' D6 ^! H4 a# q8 R9. "It's never done that before."
- i5 i/ O# z! T0 N* y5 M. t5 |8. "It worked yesterday."
$ ]' h* r7 c  b. ]" L! x. k( l5 |" H7. "You must have the wrong version."
3 h& |9 F( `$ I5 M. ~5 x( D+ ?, i* x6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
9 d8 t7 {, x1 z# J3 |  l9 U6 ?4. "Did you check for a virus?"
) o2 ~1 G5 P3 t0 z' n3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
9 Z: n6 ?$ t: D. t+ _" c2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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: X  ^% k7 E* [/ }+ e1. "I thought I fixed that."

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