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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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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0 x+ D$ ^- G; b9 N2 JProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

3 Q& l& P# }! J# x/ |3 ?- {: o+ jRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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# V5 v: ?; e3 `/ C$ u& L4 o# |The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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" n: h. A& s/ z& {) G& \% xMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
( e5 T* ]( k" x: QCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
+ x4 m/ o& ]! Z$ i6 X$ `MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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) V  B6 `" N  y% W$ Q0 dThe 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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7 R, j% F) K7 l6 E; H2 m9 y  ITop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
( o$ u* l, n4 J4 K8 y0 @9. "It's never done that before."
2 F9 _2 X+ K7 p' R" G1 L8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
$ E0 s) ~( R5 M/ j9 u! f5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
. v7 f+ {- @& P6 {+ I- `3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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# k& ~( ^" u& q+ l. n" M  Vand finally ...
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( p: z2 ^& F7 H* `" F3 E3 K1. "I thought I fixed that."

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