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:

, r0 |' z( Y8 g& m/ z% t6 tSecurity 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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4 W4 r( X+ l( d! c; ~7 cRoles where certification can help:
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8 @* {3 G# R; u0 xProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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& S, \, }! F6 Y& l8 K0 Z# CRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
" P# o4 [3 A5 p; U/ a3 GMost Software Development
3 j8 b' ^- |& Z- h3 i3 D8 hQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

3 L0 f( [! h# ]% \4 V" NThe 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
6 h- A3 J" @/ y! @5 h* O; WMCP+     - average $7072 increase
) r+ _# }. r: T8 L, c9 oCNA      - average $7061 increase
7 l1 r$ _# J" |- x) l" rNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

! ?5 \+ f2 Q% z4 N$ sThe 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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Humor

3 v& b: f: s. }7 H) _: rTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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3 b! c- J, D+ _10. "That's weird..."
( ]  B; u! e. ]  V" y3 A! L$ @7 Z' K9. "It's never done that before."
, D; J5 m' v2 @2 `1 U0 O8. "It worked yesterday."
# M( w5 d5 l7 D( o% X7. "You must have the wrong version."
3 w, p. d! v' g) L6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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# A- _% j* C; U  Mand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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