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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  N! _& i' v5 P- a7 S: @+ k) b6 tRoles where certification can help:
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9 x" b, G: D% eProject 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:

6 J. x, P0 _( l/ M8 u. e5 CBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

, s+ h% E% [% \! XThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
* _  u' o% S' b3 t; o1 sMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
7 B: q" s6 x: u, u& TCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
; v" X! k4 @' vCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
& d$ N" M( q) |A+       - average $5134 increase

2 _$ e) ^- E2 x9 x9 d8 FThe 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:

10. "That's weird..."
( o+ p9 ?3 L; ]! a/ w! V9. "It's never done that before."
  n3 @' _% B' [: O8. "It worked yesterday."
/ @# ?% Q% y& K4 I2 `2 H( z7. "You must have the wrong version."
" i8 D! @2 f4 w& u6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
( O9 k0 j3 H8 X% `+ C% A- r# Y$ d4. "Did you check for a virus?"
+ F. C" m" n8 G1 }8 h- i7 }" l" o3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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% q; o9 o$ u/ ?' o9 rand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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