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:

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

% ]4 A4 u+ _6 Y# U, O/ U: jSecurity 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:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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! [2 h' L9 C  e0 P% p$ e$ I9 I; KRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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+ V; ?4 x- [5 y% `9 L% gBusiness Analysis
/ i2 b% M" w1 X! l  d+ CMost Software Development
! M* y6 F5 c4 E: S" L0 S8 h4 }  pQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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+ Q5 E6 C( ]! B  w* YThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
, h. F' H3 S' v7 |7 i; ?: Q8 B) Q  kMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
+ E6 @$ A8 f0 R" j" \! YCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
9 w* J5 u( V# h* C" e% cCNA      - average $7061 increase
7 K6 J! ^: e/ e1 YNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
0 }+ b4 q0 V" }7 v9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
8 ~" u& y# R$ g% \) F7 y& j3 Q9 J7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
( n4 ?1 A7 d6 e5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 B7 F9 |; @1 ~- a$ ^. H$ m# l0 Z3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


: _- K, }/ E: d, R" R/ ]and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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