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:
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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

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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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0 O$ q5 c1 ]( z' pMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
3 L. B( }! m/ }/ I$ [7 LCCNA     - average $9967 increase
& t: F7 e  b9 C; ~CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
) K0 N4 k2 x% U9 `2 D8 u8 WCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
& K* S1 z( Z, b4 f' K/ B' EA+       - 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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0 o+ k4 M) S* r! @* K10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
2 q# F, h. L' v5 d8 |8. "It worked yesterday."
) N. K- l& V; @9 T6 S) [7. "You must have the wrong version."
$ |, u# w' G( Q6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "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 ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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