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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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:1 m; ~1 ^) O) I/ E0 r
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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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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)' h- u7 I7 D' Q
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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% m2 G1 e: d/ _0 U( qThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
# `2 ~% b1 S# H+ fMCT - average $11,723 increase
u& |" Y6 _3 ]- U% GCCNA - average $9967 increase ; a8 h0 D! t( j2 T+ o }
CNE - average $7262 increase
% `+ S9 D, k0 n' DMCP+ - average $7072 increase0 J+ c* D) i: a( \
CNA - average $7061 increase
2 i9 c; K8 v4 T8 SNetwork+ - average $6487 increase, G. r/ T2 j2 n+ b- _5 ^
A+ - average $5134 increase
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{2 F. M. B) Q3 m+ K3 T' ?The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: " _5 I+ i; ?5 M7 D2 i1 x
* }' M0 P# s. A10. "That's weird..." 5 l4 @6 @- ]+ \7 h2 ~. h% r! l1 D
9. "It's never done that before."
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6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
1 q( u2 e+ p9 f5. "Somebody must have changed my code." , [3 e+ [$ n" L/ L: M
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
7 _; r' G2 R: @3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2 ~& J7 z q. L5 V; z2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ' [& [. I& G, W6 i- w9 ?
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