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:

% _1 a0 D! _- V- x5 {Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

8 r( z; j( n+ G+ B" ^/ YSecurity 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

4 K% ^3 [# }' t8 ~, Z4 p% }Roles where certification can help:

/ R9 ?; g" [& RProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

  ^, j- S# O, y- A9 r5 P6 Q8 Z# z& MRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
! ?& v* Z; i) n) B5 c# ^1 hMost Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
7 u0 b# [( A* ~2 p  z1 d! YBusiness Intelligence

& U2 W* d  F- w0 |The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
4 `3 y3 w& V2 T  xCCNA     - average $9967 increase
1 }, I' @1 T5 ?/ \CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
4 J( {2 N  W8 x( qCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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" x: N( b: @2 l5 a' ~/ b! _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.

% \0 F6 N3 ~& X3 FHumor

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
0 D. m  n) d) Y- m9. "It's never done that before."
; f5 n5 S& F9 \4 k: P7 q3 Q- A8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6 d+ m% R: \/ I/ @/ D" }6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
& _3 L& m: r' `; j9 v4 k/ D4. "Did you check for a virus?"
' Y8 D; y6 ~5 [" ?3 ]3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
0 X& n: \/ S( b3 ^6 }2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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! K6 v1 f6 S  v9 f- P4 S5 Uand finally ...

( H/ J1 T: {! B0 @) X1 w0 R1. "I thought I fixed that."

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