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

Roles where certification can help:
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3 I+ ?0 K. g; a- R! Y$ }4 ?" Z1 ?Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
& w6 }5 `' G$ E3 h$ k" fMCP+     - average $7072 increase
- L- l9 u& u. fCNA      - average $7061 increase
2 M0 {$ W) k$ e& `% M+ R. fNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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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, @  `. P6 G" u% f  {7 g4 _Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

* o( o1 ~( f# H- \10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
( ^2 p- O0 a8 n3 l. p8 ]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?"
' v0 e; }+ [; o! K  U3 w3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
; V6 f3 L& v% K4 B) V2 f% @% G2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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: T1 n8 Q1 l7 I& ^0 q& tand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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