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:

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:

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:

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

7 h* ^7 v- S. S  i1 @MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
7 t: o; P# O+ a' n" k3 ?CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
7 i! d% n# v9 s. M7 ]Network+ - 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
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$ m- f, `: o, B, I! T9 p8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
  G# L  d% T  Z! W6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
- L; d7 A" @5 o5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
7 ^2 x) u$ I8 Y1 s# b4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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; d/ k% m! b. D, L1. "I thought I fixed that."

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