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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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& h' w/ F( v/ ]+ oSecurity 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

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)

2 M( n* T( E0 S* J3 ]Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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$ T8 T0 E& C5 uThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
, Q: ~, N$ t/ aCCNA     - average $9967 increase
: W* I* i7 S: J1 ~8 n0 E) l7 OCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
/ m: y4 K8 ?6 }2 w" TNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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6 a9 _7 P5 l% O6 e5 A8 c6 aThe 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.

Humor

& {  c$ n( ]" G6 m& \1 ^Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
, Q$ J. R$ E8 R2 t' D% x) m' }" ?8 r9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
0 k4 k! L$ p: P; b7 A1 {6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
5 l( E# x0 U8 u0 S. M3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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+ D8 ?  f4 w) s8 t. }9 T* [and finally ...

' @0 S8 k/ }% G7 j1 Q1. "I thought I fixed that."

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