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:

3 [$ X/ d. f( }* ?Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

; v& Y' P# H( S3 s6 t$ p/ ZSecurity 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

Roles 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)
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9 R- U- X& ]! iRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

/ Q! r9 {8 Y0 i! B5 iBusiness Analysis
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. N5 g9 q# V( m5 SQuality Assurance
. |6 X" ^5 f: A1 ]; ?: Q/ c" `. hTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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& V# d* T/ I( u0 G" S8 h% o7 G9 \MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
1 S* X8 ?! H' y" _1 ~  \MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
  n3 O0 p+ ]6 Y" H6 wCNA      - average $7061 increase
' `% J6 c  B$ JNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 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.

Humor

( D* D3 g6 v3 f; m# W% BTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
4 n7 X  l/ n' h. Y: N+ k9. "It's never done that before."
0 L# w6 U: ]- Y! \8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
+ g5 ?$ _* |8 M' j8 M5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
  |5 m+ a2 o6 K- {3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# N7 F) Q/ G% {: Y+ F2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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