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:
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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8 w0 U- ^# m4 TSecurity 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

  x% r% \) |) k5 m& XRoles 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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2 U1 W1 ^* H/ U9 Y6 j. JRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Business Intelligence
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, N2 D& Z& a) @" h3 lThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

& i) o) ?$ w; `MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
; d# a: ]) h* m& \MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
8 g' s* t( M5 F8 Z! L& jNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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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# T4 U; Q5 e. f2 x  c. S5 uTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

8 ^2 s7 g3 x  I) w10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
; I1 J# O4 ?5 G- A* j7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
5 U- l& c* R6 N0 e1 v; |4. "Did you check for a virus?"
9 W) T9 o) {& ~6 ~2 r7 S3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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5 I( g4 V# W9 N; {and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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