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:
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" r& U  K8 l: ]* z: {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
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* j+ N0 z( `  b, ?: y6 ^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)
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3 `9 L9 j+ c4 |5 x% e$ t: GRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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  D! y- n: }6 P6 d. @" |9 @Quality Assurance
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6 T5 V5 v6 _; U+ l4 E7 B2 o' `. LThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
6 |0 ^# G2 [( b% ]8 }- QMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
' {4 @6 f9 x+ c$ y  K+ pMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

  x3 w" n( ^/ a/ k$ W) a3 iThe 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
* C, U% \" Y% F6 d; m9. "It's never done that before."
( M& ]) q5 u1 b' l8 I/ o1 W& a8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
! t- w  D! M6 ^  o6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 y) t+ s4 r$ ~6 r7 y0 }- k, x3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
; O) @+ C8 R/ b- h6 E. C, _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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