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:
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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)
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7 A% @9 S' P& U! d! Z/ {5 IRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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5 n3 x! n1 a. Z2 `- u0 {The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
% @) ]- w1 A- l/ E  z1 zCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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:

10. "That's weird..."
$ H: D! V' {: W9 b9 M9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
1 b  N) z$ c4 I0 F% S/ v$ K  P7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
  ~9 D; z+ u: x# A9 @/ `+ o1 k5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! ~" e) z0 l# O( J% E, A2 J: h2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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8 l7 l2 z5 T7 N4 l- `and finally ...
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+ z' X, x8 o9 ^4 m# l1. "I thought I fixed that."

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