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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:7 T- ~. a0 H; Q- k1 j9 F
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6 j7 T9 J: \; PSecurity 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- |9 h ?' y/ z" K
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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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$ F4 D# y/ {- ~Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development7 [( U P# e) q, h( P, V# e
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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* y9 I5 k( _* w; GMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase2 `/ g$ c0 a# ~1 [( C/ O& ]! k
MCT - average $11,723 increase 5 R3 P( t1 i8 K2 y9 t9 m
CCNA - average $9967 increase ( `( Y s2 ]7 l4 C$ }3 N
CNE - average $7262 increase " `' v# D& n* i
MCP+ - average $7072 increase- V7 [! |, N1 ?% b, L2 K
CNA - average $7061 increase
* ? d, Q# Q9 sNetwork+ - average $6487 increase# L" J' r h1 N" R# P3 A' U
A+ - average $5134 increase6 ]! s4 l0 s; h* w' a
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.5 Z6 {6 N" D* i
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: V6 W- }6 a' O' N; OTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
* m6 u% u x0 t# [. x9. "It's never done that before."
% F# O6 _. f6 ~! h% X" v8. "It worked yesterday."
9 T5 J# p8 q$ b: b7 {+ K$ V7. "You must have the wrong version."
0 J3 i% v, S) L6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
8 l( F' _/ Q4 A* J a5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
: b6 Q/ K/ ~$ O1 s! M$ W" |4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. J. U/ d5 @6 ~) F# y3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"- N" d: R! ~6 Y) E8 J4 M0 i Z
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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( v) ^/ T0 H5 Q7 Q" X. \" F1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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