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

. @! K" x- t, Y/ k. F; YRoles where certification can help:
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9 ^+ q/ ^5 V% ?0 ZProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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( I2 {: F9 s6 dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

6 _1 P' J3 D" C* t" QMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
9 h* G: @' D" C& `- |; j2 FCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
! G8 \  a; x! }' FCNA      - average $7061 increase
: N' |. L- ]% Z) T, f1 rNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
! q+ i% X* s: vA+       - 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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. s, d( r9 t* gTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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7 \% P5 |0 d5 _* z  I# g10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
" K+ h0 ^; B5 K" ~" Z# z" y8. "It worked yesterday."
; v3 Y" ~! R/ B& r0 W7 R7. "You must have the wrong version."
$ L  K' M' l% ?. K. ?7 M6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
/ D) [1 ^/ s( j( J+ c2 l) M4. "Did you check for a virus?"
8 p& @/ c7 J" R' l% C  }' g3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! w2 _0 w: x$ _- h2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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- @- Y+ p7 ?; z  c' p1. "I thought I fixed that."

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