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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- \( v; a1 A% _Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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1 G; a9 L8 ~- s$ 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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2 B( ?% {/ p/ C# i; p# w$ QRoles where certification can help:

7 k9 Q/ J* }$ `Project 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:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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' J) d8 `8 ~0 b1 |8 r; q, m! TThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

# E/ b4 V0 V/ c' G* ~MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
" i- L- m. f" |9 d! u4 GCCNA     - average $9967 increase
# {  o4 \6 b$ x4 g; h* N) uCNE      - average $7262 increase
5 o+ t9 ~0 f5 _+ e( H* sMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
$ Y, i+ b' F  |: HNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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3 J  C+ v) N) j: n  vThe 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:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
, [3 Z) v7 x* m7 M. G6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
) ?" U0 ~5 V( U2 U1 t2 |  ]5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
# r! k2 z- N" l4 h0 x3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
+ K# M5 }! q. r2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...
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& Q& T3 H' _8 p1 b& `3 y: Y1. "I thought I fixed that."

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