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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:. t4 K7 E' S. C& X/ D
, T% [: w8 f3 o* a0 S! H5 pRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:- Q; k' F6 Q* G- u {
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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, PM9 t3 _9 |, i* \0 X7 @
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)9 w+ O& M5 M s) z0 Y
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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9 F- r1 K; K# n6 K9 g0 y5 IThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:& i; b! L6 C7 x( w3 l
$ ^# n8 R, _# q6 f/ |: xMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
8 [* _1 Q% C/ r! f& ~# |( N( {& G- c% E* xMCT - average $11,723 increase 6 X( U& g+ W9 g. l& L
CCNA - average $9967 increase 0 K% P, L% g/ y2 ~7 z2 w; C
CNE - average $7262 increase ) r+ L" N9 j2 Z& |# x
MCP+ - average $7072 increase: v3 H8 j: u; k x+ g
CNA - average $7061 increase $ J# \6 |& B- q0 [! Z
Network+ - average $6487 increase
" u, B n) n2 A6 n; TA+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.) z" P( e8 k( X% x- A
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
8 |% k! b+ t% B* a$ L0 [9. "It's never done that before." : q; E7 B! H6 X
8. "It worked yesterday." 7 g5 |1 }! i- v# J4 a
7. "You must have the wrong version."
/ L1 }1 B, o9 I1 s0 f6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 5 O' D; T2 p) p; C* d) @$ @ p
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 4 A' i; t) e0 K. e7 B$ w& S" ?, F
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
( y1 U! W8 Q$ C$ P3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"9 D; M* l1 k2 H2 C! s- G0 Q
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 8 i4 s0 I/ a' w4 ]0 ~2 J
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8 Y s f6 L( D, ~( G1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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