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:

& ?+ }& {5 Z% ~Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

Roles where certification can help:

+ D4 d* ]2 ]) z; ^9 z$ eProject 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:
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7 B' ?- E3 P& W. v/ z. AQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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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 $12,909 increase
" g$ p' V1 e1 H7 a' rMCT      - average $11,723 increase
; _; S+ [  B1 u* vCCNA     - average $9967 increase
) m0 s2 q: @# iCNE      - average $7262 increase
2 g" K9 U) ^7 X0 k' t8 s  SMCP+     - average $7072 increase
2 b. n, g# F' v  s* E! P% hCNA      - average $7061 increase
. L* H* Z3 a+ U8 y4 LNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
6 k+ A5 b4 {) LA+       - average $5134 increase

The 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:

3 c; B' u0 D, C. t10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
9 R1 L' Q- W7 [; {' v7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
# w" I9 F! ?  s2 {5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
/ p8 {! F& z& Y! C, a2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

+ Z: _* ?! h, }" u1. "I thought I fixed that."

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