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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:/ i D% R# `( _- ]# \
! N8 h* S1 }( z3 p. `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:1 h# @: _8 {2 Q, W: ~! G
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Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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6 F4 x( k8 M' g- `MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
; N% {+ D) [+ y$ @- gMCT - average $11,723 increase . h8 x. v) L- C" ?, n, W8 k
CCNA - average $9967 increase ) ^; b0 e- U" O; L3 H# I
CNE - average $7262 increase 5 F4 @/ V! \$ @* D
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
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Network+ - average $6487 increase* C1 L$ G8 r$ B# ~- \7 G
A+ - average $5134 increase- n3 p- o' v: e7 h: A G/ ~$ Z2 _
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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: o+ B9 k8 g9 R9 o( z$ Y$ |3 b
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10. "That's weird..." 7 P$ n2 ?+ i! i, ~2 @$ T
9. "It's never done that before." / `6 X7 z$ K9 w
8. "It worked yesterday." 0 b: J& D, _' C$ `/ o' D) w/ I* o( v
7. "You must have the wrong version."
% v6 T9 P' g7 W$ N$ u- i" g) G6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
! t: T' U" p d$ ]/ k# K5. "Somebody must have changed my code." ( g, H, [/ u& o
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
" x( V4 b N3 L3 v ?& o, M3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
* Y7 p ~! |3 y+ b7 I2 s' `2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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% h' F* ~; X4 f; Y3 Y1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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