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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:" Y- A. e" f y# E
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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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)* T/ A4 z+ I" X. Z; y; ~
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6 t+ f; z8 S% ~' e" dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:$ W& G9 g" @) u5 L j/ i
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1 D: }" k+ p2 C+ t" GMCT - average $11,723 increase 7 w$ b; M: N- v9 P+ `6 A0 }8 ~
CCNA - average $9967 increase
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MCP+ - average $7072 increase
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3 d4 P; D, s, n2 RNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
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+ p- s% Y: A; s" l0 Q+ _/ a' aThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.6 T% T* X: R) i/ J( {
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0 S" I4 k6 _/ F% A/ VTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: - `* `6 `2 c& ]7 A; o9 N' Q* p2 ~
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6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 3 b( h% T, |! k- A4 a# g7 e
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." * b0 R# D& R4 X
4. "Did you check for a virus?" 4 w+ l7 }+ Z8 f5 m L$ [. M! ]' f0 F3 Z
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"/ ^6 R+ o. R& H1 [" N7 X! \' [: M
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ' u% m! L: Y* G) l3 x
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