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
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Roles where certification can help:
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Project 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:

Business Analysis
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% Z; Q0 U' ]+ y) tThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

0 T6 B9 I1 w' s) nMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
' s& T+ p& y$ N+ x4 [/ WCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
9 x5 Y1 A) _0 P; GMCP+     - average $7072 increase
+ e- u& k5 ?1 Y9 z% a; @" vCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - 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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: N+ T" _% y5 V* ?/ a7 u2 \# yTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
2 C5 w1 I- {0 F  _  Y9. "It's never done that before."
; j; r* Y8 {) U3 v! a; Z8. "It worked yesterday."
0 N6 \( M8 z$ j9 m3 m0 |* P! }' ]) K0 f7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
; K) \: T% K* B4 m( m5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
) `/ @! S8 p8 @1 `4. "Did you check for a virus?"
) u# _$ |5 l& x. f* q! w% \4 e5 J0 F+ R3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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