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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* Y7 A, ~$ h1 Y1 E  e' 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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- Q' j0 P; o9 f: S1 M7 ^+ o; hProject 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
Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

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! [, J; R1 {: y4 @) [0 ~MCT      - average $11,723 increase
8 }" b! D+ n$ ?) `% c' }1 mCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
: a  l$ U, j) x3 s& g8 O7 k; i  iA+       - 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.

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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
. n/ |; Y9 G0 f9 t9. "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."
8 F2 w! J0 t, S8 U$ O7 r% X  f! L+ ]( p5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
- s4 P) c6 X" Y7 b. N8 }+ g, M# M4. "Did you check for a virus?"
9 k& R; {. z* d: C3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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