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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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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, PM5 a3 p' E9 ^6 }: }% S0 o: r
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)! A( \ _6 ?6 ^4 p
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:. d5 w% j# @# ~% e, q4 j+ Y
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Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:) [- L0 L9 W* \
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
: y9 U7 n3 `& Z" y) QMCT - average $11,723 increase
* v9 c; S# }8 m. M. oCCNA - average $9967 increase
' y/ C: K5 }& r: U% [" bCNE - average $7262 increase
+ _. S6 B4 \! g6 tMCP+ - average $7072 increase$ d$ _/ a2 {* F' K
CNA - average $7061 increase # F a. t* |. Y% n
Network+ - average $6487 increase# I/ L3 O( g2 s* Z+ a5 ]; J
A+ - average $5134 increase; j$ T5 i0 z8 @9 O6 W
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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. `3 ^. j- \: \: U
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10. "That's weird..."
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8. "It worked yesterday."
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6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 0 ^7 u" ~# j x7 y8 \
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4. "Did you check for a virus?"
7 s! q' e" T; ?3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"4 D: m2 g/ Z6 z/ ?" L
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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