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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:6 V: z, b% n" r+ J, n
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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, PM9 A n% _+ f/ j5 c u& Y M
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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:
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Business Intelligence
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$ k; H4 z+ P: g# F! n) p8 nThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:: d/ h! Y2 @2 a9 C
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
; j9 n9 E* Y$ \/ R* ?- ?MCT - average $11,723 increase 1 _9 u3 E9 H; M1 ?+ V5 j4 O- @ L
CCNA - average $9967 increase
& ^, w% N+ `' kCNE - average $7262 increase
; a3 v9 J' a' Z' Q* qMCP+ - average $7072 increase
/ N; Z0 \+ d8 |* ]. {5 j0 B9 G6 WCNA - average $7061 increase . S3 Y0 U' z/ U$ R) ]& R
Network+ - average $6487 increase5 o" p. l# N- M: }* g9 |& t% A
A+ - average $5134 increase }( \% |: v! @7 C; n, b9 a6 D' q
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.5 q7 c7 K% a/ w4 p
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: ' K( c. J7 G( l3 v" J! a
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10. "That's weird..."
! P2 y9 N; i: |# L9. "It's never done that before." 6 C4 V: G0 {6 T2 R
8. "It worked yesterday." 6 n9 l2 O2 ~) Y1 Q/ j- X
7. "You must have the wrong version."
7 N% I* T+ P4 ~. y6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
3 r) i9 ?0 s$ z4 c- q9 W0 Z5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% e) G: g9 T" T1 R4. "Did you check for a virus?" 8 ?3 O( ]& t- w U& m% |
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' e9 s, |/ b$ |3 K$ b' t2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" : U0 ]) t0 c0 B$ a
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