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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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:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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4 F/ m$ [$ u" S- t& y, k7 KRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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5 p& D" O; e- i5 g" D0 D) S  qThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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) R8 A2 Q* s: B& QMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
2 H1 o' y9 H6 lCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
# }3 \! n1 ]1 V; |Network+ - average $6487 increase
; v+ _( F% d8 v* D' h; ?9 k' J: iA+       - average $5134 increase

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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" `* {; @7 l3 {5 jTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
3 U7 M8 P( _6 U( C7. "You must have the wrong version."
# i" w5 N3 [7 E" _6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
$ ^( ?) Q5 B- h; S- X4 p7 p8 y; t  k+ G5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
% X; a7 ]: x6 U5 q! c3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' n8 \8 |: p# O8 m& d# i2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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! A+ V1 S$ r. {9 m$ Z( Z8 kand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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