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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2 ?) [" S2 C7 F+ [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

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  x1 X" u, O9 {- ~' uProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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, M5 M% o9 y. DRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
" o" s" L3 a0 w( X% c3 pMCT      - average $11,723 increase
# O5 \* l, [+ C2 U! yCCNA     - average $9967 increase
3 t2 G! F: v: g% KCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
" ?, @- ~( d) x' E6 ^A+       - average $5134 increase

+ M' w  [/ p( f) UThe 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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" h5 F: y3 ?" V( H# ]+ _Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
0 b" |) j: g0 K+ H2 W& T5 c) ]9. "It's never done that before."
. f* C9 n3 t/ T2 \& Q  w- n+ t8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
/ ^+ X. Y  i: a1 H- Y) j5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
; d: H# c# z3 O" ~" \$ x4 L; ^2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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0 T( a5 y9 i/ N; N  g/ _, Rand finally ...
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3 T: o$ b! e' |# u7 S6 _$ W1. "I thought I fixed that."

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