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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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4 N" x" ^% c8 U$ U& GRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:* I1 |8 D: R n9 c+ R
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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:% [4 c8 R5 G9 |8 R
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)' n9 s6 s0 g6 D
) K1 Z7 @+ S6 Y) s; |# cRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:. b: [" Q8 m6 t* X; D3 s
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Business Analysis1 X" Q' k! o- C" a. v! X5 J
Most Software Development0 J) Y" s, p% Z7 i
Quality Assurance- T' @ u/ x1 e h9 @* n9 `3 B7 E4 Q
Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:7 l2 u9 k. K$ m9 _
8 `2 |5 S6 p9 A/ G1 A. p: L5 G& r" DMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase# l( S; }) |; k0 X) \0 b4 h
MCT - average $11,723 increase 8 s1 c' F; B4 e2 T
CCNA - average $9967 increase
0 k( M' K" J8 t5 v" }: VCNE - average $7262 increase
# J: X. w1 h8 w8 F! H$ hMCP+ - average $7072 increase& }- a% ?" E4 V! ?8 @
CNA - average $7061 increase
% l) q- R9 Z; A/ m. J$ J3 X |7 ~Network+ - average $6487 increase
4 E' C u7 ^; z* GA+ - average $5134 increase4 m V& B0 G$ \, d
0 [5 R' F7 ~( D) m4 TThe 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.+ X; V! N+ X! X
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( B6 X# j9 b5 F& lTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: F# F+ z+ u1 C
0 A% s, Q) E( v" V5 e10. "That's weird..."
" k7 F1 ^; e3 i" r" a/ F8 y& p5 p+ ?5 @9. "It's never done that before."
9 A) A N% e1 w" B4 z' U8 w8. "It worked yesterday."
0 j+ C8 {4 n' u6 x- n, K7. "You must have the wrong version." 6 V2 D- L% l9 x7 ]/ @
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." , k3 e; U9 I1 ]
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." + }# g% g' |/ `% X* M" |% m
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3 d4 x6 w+ a6 A2 Z/ p3. "Where were you when the program blew up?") `; J% a: x4 J/ b
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ) j! A: C0 U$ ~% p, \
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; }0 J0 x& @6 B+ q2 ~1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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