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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" r  _& I2 H+ c" \: n  ZSecurity 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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Roles where certification can help:
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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:

Business Analysis
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( Y4 \5 L3 ^4 b9 i$ b1 X0 oQuality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

% ~& R8 f6 M: zMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
0 C6 r- U0 `2 y3 [+ m8 x+ ^CCNA     - average $9967 increase
/ r7 l' Y+ J5 \2 b* x1 Z5 xCNE      - average $7262 increase
: G% T6 s+ @' ^MCP+     - average $7072 increase
1 O* N  H3 |& w6 a: j: h: aCNA      - average $7061 increase
" ?5 Y# |0 G1 B; X; `0 \Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

: Y9 L  Z; k- k) i5 P) F% B9 U5 T* _4 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.

Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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5 d1 i. c; P1 z# C0 V- ]10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
* B7 s' ]; ^8 f- ?( j6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
* h; K) N# C& e8 W4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 W) ^- W% Z" w2 k3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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4 W& N) P2 O$ Uand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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