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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: ?: d% \/ i, W
4 y1 ]& z" w! i/ lRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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( G! \* _" Q, y k USecurity 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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)2 b2 ^' Q6 G6 r- {0 a
9 s" p( ?8 T5 \! y6 A: ^Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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" b% t0 |+ U u5 _The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:% X/ o% t* p) N8 R! |3 K" Y1 Z$ v
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
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CCNA - average $9967 increase
) J( I. J: F& D- vCNE - average $7262 increase 5 \& L7 h; h- Q
MCP+ - average $7072 increase A2 B; |, Z2 x$ o
CNA - average $7061 increase
6 h. _0 D$ u5 m" p2 ZNetwork+ - average $6487 increase8 s4 M: q8 R1 v
A+ - average $5134 increase; K0 m+ A1 z7 M3 s/ }9 T2 z
0 n9 |0 Q( E& ?2 o3 HThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.5 B& J( v* |1 a7 T
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, }. A' p* V0 x) u" @3 ZTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
( [# K9 @* o8 b9. "It's never done that before."
! b+ {* X x2 l) _+ ~' t8. "It worked yesterday."
/ ?- E9 m" S0 R: m7. "You must have the wrong version." 3 N1 p& G# N7 m3 a+ m5 [; G! e
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 7 ^8 W- B' c$ m6 L! q3 F$ X4 X# K
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." & j3 n4 S! ~3 p5 i: s" X
4. "Did you check for a virus?" 5 B* v. M3 S# v3 N. v# s
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
/ x$ V' a) \. q7 E: l. R8 f, B2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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1 c* H" Q1 r" d+ X6 B3 T! R8 land finally ...
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