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:

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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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6 t+ f; z8 S% ~' e" dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

) J  r- R- d' ~5 ]  D# hMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
1 D: }" k+ p2 C+ t" GMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
# U9 M( U# r% e# c7 c4 uCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
( I, t2 H7 Y( n3 Q* b8 Y. YCNA      - average $7061 increase
3 d4 P; D, s, n2 RNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
2 d/ p( j3 M1 K: K0 `# Q+ O" {A+       - average $5134 increase

+ p- s% Y: A; s" l0 Q+ _/ a' aThe 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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0 S" I4 k6 _/ F% A/ VTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "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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+ h2 ~3 ?/ H4 y( |1. "I thought I fixed that."

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