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:

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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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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
. E1 v3 p6 S7 @MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
5 A4 n9 Z$ X' B8 L3 @# ]. XMCP+     - average $7072 increase
2 {$ v3 x) P, a4 X  BCNA      - average $7061 increase
3 b, H% J4 Q  S# A' }; B: yNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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5 o+ s- \" m% s& i, O: \* oThe 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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2 m# z- R( y0 h! v" Y8 {6 J, J/ e3 uTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

: ~# Y6 M4 {! \* A6 x10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
3 o) t. z% m  ~( c- a6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
4 D$ B% q  g# R. c& w$ A3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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& j& l/ S& e" X! T5 M4 l; \! ~  z. Zand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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