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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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5 m5 C! E' e. z8 ^9 oRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:. S4 A/ f9 q% Z2 `
, x5 A2 e" a5 n6 b/ Q5 YSecurity 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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:. W# O- S: f. C; v6 \3 o6 V; U
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Business Analysis
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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, r3 `' ^- l- H4 |% Q
MCT - average $11,723 increase ?' T7 N' k) ?8 m3 O4 u; V* w
CCNA - average $9967 increase
$ V2 O% A E M# m' N& h* K- \CNE - average $7262 increase
$ [2 G- i( e/ j; p: R8 oMCP+ - average $7072 increase0 [( G( d1 b. G5 W R- `
CNA - average $7061 increase
5 ]+ |9 e/ H$ q3 N L0 SNetwork+ - average $6487 increase, A* G3 G: S ~& c m' G. U
A+ - average $5134 increase
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H9 o7 q# @# w1 vThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: b3 F7 r7 W7 o$ X x. z
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10. "That's weird..."
( L# u% \: k* |2 z! u" z9. "It's never done that before." # [. ?9 B6 d8 h* b! p0 Y' t2 A
8. "It worked yesterday."
+ |( z5 ^: E6 h2 f/ C7. "You must have the wrong version." 9 p) n; B0 Q- t' p' o2 n y
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
# [7 |+ D. G# ]5 E# \( [! {& ?& Y5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
0 j5 F4 U: l+ [$ I4 H6 t4. "Did you check for a virus?" " F$ q! U, p# y0 a1 n; J
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# B4 m! Z4 r0 y5 J( U( i2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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