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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Roles where certification can help:

4 y4 O/ _( v1 R' B+ XProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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9 X: F# E5 I8 U! i. aRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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. S3 v# [* n8 ]9 X8 UQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
7 J; X8 [4 Y, P, Z, H6 [6 jBusiness Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
8 A8 x5 G/ |8 d. ]MCT      - average $11,723 increase
1 C  Q- \; [6 p2 YCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
; m2 {. k% Z3 k2 RMCP+     - average $7072 increase
- R% O, m& r7 d, o1 j3 \, f8 `CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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% ~9 ^8 }3 |. O! L  zThe 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:

7 `! _' e" X4 Y10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
1 m" b8 V' G9 z. p; S( m) z6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
1 k2 `' O6 s3 v/ t+ O# G9 F5. "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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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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