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:

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)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

% 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
CNE      - average $7262 increase
% `+ S9 D, k0 n' DMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
2 i9 c; K8 v4 T8 SNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
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:

* }' M0 P# s. A10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
3 [9 _9 o/ M- P; c8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
1 q( u2 e+ p9 f5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
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?"

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# _8 @# u6 Z1 O1 _% G9 }6 Rand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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