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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Roles 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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6 X7 y; z1 G" k' S- F+ b2 |8 N6 CProject 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:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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8 A- I' ]6 u/ l. H, A3 K* R' iThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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8 F8 t3 B8 K/ qMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
8 R  B% G9 l$ x9 F9 O9 MCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
+ l: v4 j: ]" S; H7 BA+       - 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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Humor

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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* Z9 q# l# ^  S' \/ e# Y10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
$ ], g& @8 {2 V2 Z. p- y( H8. "It worked yesterday."
9 @9 I  n0 }1 s% W) a7. "You must have the wrong version."
) |% l" z) c  p8 P8 {6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
/ q6 _8 D: ^+ m0 X# U+ Y5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% W' g- R+ g) I* P8 x# j6 o4. "Did you check for a virus?"
, Y$ H. f- _- |1 y" S: x3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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8 ]; U& }% b6 v9 o1 K, tand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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