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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:% }& U/ N1 O6 _
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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. Y" s" R: [# }& p/ `* P( z
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+ e6 Z! X ~% K3 q% mProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)* D/ N3 Y" H- h2 [1 A
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:* g' W/ ^ B8 I# _+ @0 F, \
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Business Analysis: m1 v! |; u1 r3 q$ l: i
Most Software Development/ Z+ R2 \0 n+ t
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:& a4 f7 [2 T" X1 Y' q
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MCT - average $11,723 increase
/ N; N+ i/ T/ X9 b; s- }CCNA - average $9967 increase
3 l- I% U" B0 F4 \' jCNE - average $7262 increase ) w) |) E( S0 ^3 Q% ^
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
# w7 z1 j- h+ N* [6 MCNA - average $7061 increase
0 }+ ]0 l, D. }" s1 g# U, u7 b/ ?: B0 UNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
# ^# |4 S6 J& f4 c( MA+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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/ t% a- u& c" k3 f% C6 J# xTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 3 p9 O5 ]- b( D- O B- }! U2 o- u
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10. "That's weird..."
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, p5 O8 q+ V# A7 M8. "It worked yesterday."
2 Z x4 q w E9 u: A3 B. y" {7. "You must have the wrong version."
5 T8 A. ?3 Z1 ~0 o6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
; F; K1 ~ k4 B C8 a: ?5. "Somebody must have changed my code." ) @. b$ k' }# M+ {: U/ a
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3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"+ @# \2 B1 |) P8 ?* s4 ^
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 0 c; s/ m/ g( K# I
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" s) u0 `; F& @9 N9 |1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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