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:

  L7 t7 m7 n/ [1 i+ W2 ISecurity 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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7 f2 T, \' I7 X# D: q, M* kProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

# I* S6 @# |( K, b: g! IThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

1 z  n0 f/ G/ k' G/ R& \; N9 U+ SMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
" t  ^( \  ?, }6 F+ ^MCP+     - average $7072 increase
! ]! G5 c7 f% {0 J: ICNA      - average $7061 increase
& |+ F8 h. P) X, f2 bNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
: _* x& H9 m* i7 U6 {A+       - average $5134 increase

( w% K5 J8 ~3 EThe 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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& U/ D9 J$ d: h* ^6 q: A! D10. "That's weird..."
8 E: q7 ~, t7 U4 H/ m9. "It's never done that before."
! x6 \% \3 E2 m/ r7 V8. "It worked yesterday."
& `/ S+ ^7 H$ E& ~$ d7. "You must have the wrong version."
# L4 i- v( I# m- A  {" t; o" d' {5 M6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
, q# g. O+ S2 ?/ \4. "Did you check for a virus?"
- Q" @0 G, Y7 z( }9 _- e# |3 d& A3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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% E* X/ j! w, t2 C. z: K) M1. "I thought I fixed that."

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