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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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e- q' A U' ?! l) u9 A6 HRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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8 |! L( d) d' ESecurity 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* C- s& W( c" ~- }
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Roles where certification can help:; E$ F' P+ N5 ]/ d& P
! Z& m( K& M8 ], k/ PProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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, [" }/ b9 T' C* R* m' [Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:. I3 Q% n/ E5 d1 x
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Business Intelligence% I z8 o/ _* z
+ T7 [- p7 R' w) d2 D' b2 fThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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, |. b: A2 |# k( TMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase( J9 q' G0 b7 }
MCT - average $11,723 increase
: G4 Q2 \ T! c7 K. X- d" |# ZCCNA - average $9967 increase , A7 K1 t$ t) B! {- m! T
CNE - average $7262 increase
, h2 a) f) ^( ?MCP+ - average $7072 increase0 [4 u8 q6 d% e% s1 ]4 p! i
CNA - average $7061 increase . }1 D0 B' ~; h" ]# d
Network+ - average $6487 increase
: s3 s) {4 f# t. m3 NA+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: * f2 i* O a1 j& w
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9. "It's never done that before." 6 S' F+ q3 m& h$ r( X
8. "It worked yesterday."
* T7 E; C* H0 J O3 O7. "You must have the wrong version."
7 S8 ?4 T5 y2 o" O$ x2 n& l& d2 _6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." + r, B8 P: p: ?& v
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." # `+ i3 F& A ^( c: J4 Y
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
; {- f$ Z! W/ `4 t9 u5 ]* g3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"* m3 [) ^/ O1 A: K# \: Z
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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- K- F7 O% v" e2 Q, `6 P1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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