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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( h3 r: c' W, ~) FRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

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)

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

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MCT      - average $11,723 increase
# ~" e/ N+ s; }0 h- zCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
1 u+ T3 A; m/ ?2 A+ fMCP+     - average $7072 increase
- i5 W1 v# D, g/ H7 g/ g, ?( v" ACNA      - average $7061 increase
7 ]9 _3 t5 c. U7 o: E1 ~- N0 ZNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
/ ]% E7 f) \* a  wA+       - 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

7 G3 {3 e5 g$ _: d7 q1 Z: N10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
1 M! a, s+ {; R. b7. "You must have the wrong version."
1 H1 R. k8 h0 Y$ B# C: x6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7 A/ _6 o# P# g& C1 h5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
3 i0 W! b. k+ `* x. v# L! @1 @4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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. m; U- E, {' l! k* g) H! `and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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