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:

* M6 \! J, v8 `& c! h& nSecurity 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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  X$ u; o) T" {" O6 [9 ]3 CRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

. G0 Y7 O5 O2 s+ V7 `Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

# p9 `9 g4 S( ?: {The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

+ ~' J; P/ a9 {MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
% e+ c0 h( p( Y! g: mMCT      - average $11,723 increase
) |( T1 S' E. |5 [2 k0 yCCNA     - average $9967 increase
9 t  s! S) B- p+ T+ g9 \2 {CNE      - average $7262 increase
; x7 z' ?# @/ G6 T1 B& P! g. Y+ YMCP+     - average $7072 increase
9 m& F; C) I- ~6 p! `6 h$ UCNA      - average $7061 increase
. S: f# G, w$ D/ {( gNetwork+ - 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:
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2 @% P4 `2 R& |# I2 t6 `* s% I10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
, [/ |6 I4 ~% U! N8 c, T8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
8 S3 f, {/ \) k7 h  K4 E5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4 z$ }2 Y8 X, E6 b  d" Z$ k4. "Did you check for a virus?"
& S% P7 N" \% O: K3. "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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