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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 t$ `6 u, {8 t' k
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:/ S4 y5 x5 v" D0 g+ n
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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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0 g7 l* J9 K1 PProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)( W3 T4 A' M5 \/ v- Q+ Q7 w: x
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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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 $12,909 increase/ `3 ?! d' f4 c$ M; A2 t) S; ~4 [
MCT - average $11,723 increase . r/ j. ?5 C4 G& s/ k# q* h1 N0 @
CCNA - average $9967 increase ; p) k; ?$ G9 J$ D& B! w" ~7 z, }
CNE - average $7262 increase
( z" c. G5 R. J9 _1 z. eMCP+ - average $7072 increase8 c6 l q) o4 b* h9 U) V( m! r
CNA - average $7061 increase 8 }) H- R) v/ } q$ Z1 ~
Network+ - average $6487 increase7 V' Q! E& E/ G1 L" \9 W5 K' ^" Z
A+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.5 U+ p6 K9 o+ A# l( N6 c
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$ I! h: N# P* n3 ` L& Q1 ^+ bTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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, h" r( i% e4 Z10. "That's weird..." , }( K# W3 _! r" P# S! J
9. "It's never done that before."
5 F! f* H l7 ?7 k8. "It worked yesterday."
% j# T" \$ ~7 j' J3 ]6 E# ^7. "You must have the wrong version."
0 t1 y. l$ l; v' a- D6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 l! t3 I2 P- e9 M* M$ ^: r5. "Somebody must have changed my code." # t& d i! D$ t
4. "Did you check for a virus?" 5 Y4 L/ Q: P( O$ l& o0 B% v
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"$ F8 A0 a5 l: s, L- t- }# G
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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0 k: p3 @" Q. Eand finally ...! W& x: \7 ~# ~5 O0 i
* w1 a8 A8 d0 s& L- M1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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