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:
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Roles 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

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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

The 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
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
2 M/ b2 T- x: o- ^, eMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
3 U# ^, c  [* r# ^9 }" y3 z0 h# INetwork+ - average $6487 increase
( N9 n( O% Q1 B& eA+       - average $5134 increase
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, w  n% O3 i, Q" p3 y. lThe 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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9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
1 D  h3 g) q" V" b( p" x5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% u. M7 J$ z9 j+ z4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. y% I9 [' |' z: N% s' H3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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