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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

0 G1 Z. G# K/ \1 q* j% \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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7 D) g/ K/ c/ ?5 S& U( J  p) S$ j) CRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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. T5 x( E& z7 p  E# w" ^Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
6 Y* d+ \6 x$ T/ |) `MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
/ Q( x  k3 m) ]! `  E4 L8 @) j& mMCP+     - average $7072 increase
  T0 }& @- q3 H' S! ~2 MCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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6 c" o! F* B0 u: I" l3 xThe 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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  Y8 o/ u1 A8 \; ?( h  fTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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' U( S2 `8 V; F8 c5 ]" a10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
) X  u# w( j# P+ |3 s, j2 z) O6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7 y1 f" `, b! \2 c6 L* k8 Y5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
  O5 U: i- _$ K, O+ m/ ]  H4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

# h; C& M) W! D3 `" n. c4 K1. "I thought I fixed that."

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