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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) D, m- j4 m3 l3 S5 ORoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

, j: a/ z' B. B" L  m) [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

# S" k, ^5 Y: v3 r1 eRoles where certification can help:
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; C. y  |7 t6 Q1 J9 q! uProject 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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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

8 P, K  T1 z9 }( X2 fThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
: l: f9 o3 J' w! p0 rMCT      - average $11,723 increase
: t% ]6 B' p! z3 ?. P  L! v6 `CCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 d' s3 k7 Y: l8 ]7 j- _CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
4 H4 A! s- {4 N8 f1 d% hNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
6 ^3 g7 ^$ X( ]5 lA+       - average $5134 increase
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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

- O; t5 e: `  n% |  q4 h. {+ OTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

2 F, z6 J# u* R, J$ e! b# {# S# b10. "That's weird..."
# ]5 V9 y' o: A/ C# J3 c9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
6 J+ W* w& z: {$ ^  `5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 h7 G8 J0 y* f. l7 J0 m8 B3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
% |# N, K$ V" r, Q/ R0 s* w2 G! Z2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

2 O  U9 ^2 b$ I1 R2 Z# z1. "I thought I fixed that."

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