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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: Y5 f( z" _: Q; t4 r7 H' O' o a5 K
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:% h! c: A8 L) {
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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:) ~2 X8 Q+ ]9 R; e8 f+ U' j5 l
8 Q1 Y5 x7 G5 k/ [6 r$ cProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)% n" U" g& W1 A b2 C
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:7 T9 l: k) L! j I
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Business Analysis9 Z+ Q s0 H& B. h d7 c) ^
Most Software Development, u; j0 n* G T9 W
Quality Assurance9 ]' m- w" I+ L1 f( i
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Business Intelligence+ D0 Y% `8 }$ m7 ?0 O$ E
6 i# Q( E& E. D0 S( iThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:3 f: g6 W) _0 h. W+ Q
2 O4 B0 ?) l. B5 b, O. ~2 r- i% zMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
1 f8 v* ?( o" P7 w; k) L0 QMCT - average $11,723 increase ! f6 w- T9 O& T! \# S0 h$ n
CCNA - average $9967 increase 1 W" t6 |/ H' b, V
CNE - average $7262 increase ' A E5 i7 @+ z% c! L( g6 q
MCP+ - average $7072 increase2 ^- V& i5 @& e( o, U0 W
CNA - average $7061 increase $ A( h2 G8 I) k+ g
Network+ - average $6487 increase5 P& X0 x" g% r. D4 q l
A+ - average $5134 increase- S ~2 y$ O! a/ X
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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.( p; y: \, `2 V: N, F8 k
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5 A9 k3 M: H- \/ S3 M' sTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 7 ]; X5 _. ^( Q8 }
+ j) n) p+ z1 f' M5 y r4 p, ]! G10. "That's weird..."
6 h2 c' G5 z, s5 _9. "It's never done that before."
7 @. g# {4 ~0 g; h' ~2 o% \8. "It worked yesterday."
+ @4 L+ n) K8 }& i7 L7. "You must have the wrong version." ) a. ?) ?, A- R" t0 j: N3 ?! _, M2 ~
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 6 Q3 x a/ f" d) {: \
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 0 C. g% a7 o4 M0 a" f
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
( y. w( M9 n" |3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
/ Z0 m, Z0 f' @0 D$ w. R2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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. q& Q7 ^- S! `- w0 N1 {and finally ...
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7 U7 z5 K& [( g# C8 f; G5 `1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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