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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:% {/ ?0 k; M, ?8 r
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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, U1 w! h$ F9 ]4 v8 U
# x# y9 m; n/ M& a. e4 |* sRoles where certification can help:
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( i; z# W' O9 w% Y3 n+ }' z7 ~Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)3 ]- \6 T0 A: _: c# z6 F, a0 i
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:1 H: s" W3 D2 W D
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Business Analysis
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
" s+ ^& l& c* v8 ?$ l8 e* pMCT - average $11,723 increase 1 }, ^; x8 a W; R
CCNA - average $9967 increase
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MCP+ - average $7072 increase
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$ ~+ ^% o- Z3 D* R1 D6 T/ g8 Y$ qNetwork+ - average $6487 increase$ y9 c3 A% @* ~' _& A% }
A+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 5 R* X3 I% N' R2 _$ @5 b
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7. "You must have the wrong version."
[3 I, \ Z/ f+ u4 U6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." $ T* h9 h# [, K3 W! g+ h8 [
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
# [& B& a" H2 |0 n4. "Did you check for a virus?"
, W" ^) Z4 o7 y9 h5 O# ~3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
1 |0 o; k* X6 ^. g2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" / O: P8 I& I8 k) h
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2 G; v8 C$ e- R1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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