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:

# F2 C$ A7 h/ R* t% ]$ ^, ZRoles 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
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# s& L' k2 h5 x# t- t/ i! t! oRoles where certification can help:
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5 Z& F, Z$ ]" vProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

. i! Z; ^8 P, ?& b8 @- W! ~' O$ TRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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" x/ V' B: d) p" nQuality Assurance
: _9 a+ e) q5 D* y. x- I! bTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

4 j" V1 x  a/ z2 m; S! YThe 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
/ E) Z. S; k7 v9 oCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
, J+ e$ I5 \5 j0 |MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

8 L  X5 y2 [# a' |5 JThe 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.

Humor

8 o# _) T1 S2 b' t7 tTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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9 `0 M& w" F1 f/ ]10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
6 d7 s4 }: h0 w$ ?7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
( T) |$ |+ p. R- r$ @5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
* ^% m0 f, |  h4 j3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2 A( }: |  m& I* A2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

/ h% }! \) U, J2 t8 G1. "I thought I fixed that."

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