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:
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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

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)

  n! ?' l+ a# s" T* vRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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Technical/Web Writing
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- v8 C9 I9 v1 s! p; y9 R' QThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
. l3 v7 I$ D: {CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
* D8 r! n! h+ \0 }A+       - average $5134 increase

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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& E# f, u+ l9 T+ q' \: f/ UTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

: E. J; t* |4 f; \* P6 k10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
7 E1 [7 g1 [" i0 R7 D  W6 l8. "It worked yesterday."
/ ?: V- z8 F3 f2 D2 d; ^& @' a7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
/ K+ m  T9 o8 k; W3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
1 ]/ u" b* @2 W5 W! ?2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

/ b- E% W# L0 T% Z1. "I thought I fixed that."

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