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:

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
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Roles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

6 T7 E, o$ T  _: Z* d8 [2 |7 |Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

7 T7 L1 L! L9 T- V. `MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
* b0 n! }" B. @. {MCT      - average $11,723 increase
- g  e( _2 ?  \7 ]CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
. p7 M) ]9 W4 PMCP+     - average $7072 increase
8 M+ }: \- M" |' U. a' _2 k- oCNA      - average $7061 increase
5 p) _8 `; `7 ~8 s: J# uNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
; r8 Q+ ^4 S& H4 `( [' \2 AA+       - 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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5 @% Q5 M+ W  e  d4 K, GTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

3 s% s3 T; l, ^$ O: M10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
: _$ B# A! w. x' D$ n9 o8. "It worked yesterday."
7 S1 F; r! ?3 [7. "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?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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# e. K* k8 k+ T2 S" kand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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