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:

2 H3 U4 Y5 v; }Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

' [( y) W' n/ z5 C. D0 ASecurity 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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1 E% I. |' A% `8 u8 OProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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3 J# }! n+ H* R) i; Z& ~Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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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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9 i; u9 b7 i9 Z/ |MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
+ u7 r& Y$ r% m1 ?; zMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
3 n. B6 c0 i3 u+ X: HMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
  I7 [( o" F6 n# mNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
* Y  p0 s; s8 {4 e2 ZA+       - average $5134 increase
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3 T3 J1 E4 Z. ?. d- Z' Z" [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.

Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
6 l) l, q0 |3 ~$ R* ], A: ^' n; A9. "It's never done that before."
2 V: J, l, d: G, ^0 Y& k8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
, w# t6 p- t. _$ b* d4 c) [5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
( A7 t) h  V! @4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. h# q& I# w  {3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# \! ^5 D. h( Y% y( \2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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& Z" p) f1 u* x3 P8 z7 S! land finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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