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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

0 A9 O* c* }& r9 i2 }+ D3 |. @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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* |) I% |$ Q2 s. C) g) ZRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
# C6 X, F- @- d" g4 s5 ]MCT      - average $11,723 increase
3 N& H4 N2 x5 e4 t- \CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
' h4 q3 f$ Y: X* L, y! u' xNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
- x# ^4 w8 ^6 [0 l9 L& WA+       - average $5134 increase

* w9 m% a  k! r5 k; E# }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:

3 c0 j  A* o0 _3 f: ?/ _9 C4 ?10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
' k- @! q7 B; z+ X7 s7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 [& x5 W3 V( V. {) H6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
' P2 o) x' D0 d/ o9 H& ~' k. P4. "Did you check for a virus?"
4 f! K/ t1 `, }$ \3 ~- N3 \% s3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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) J9 B3 l2 r: T4 u1 U# qand finally ...
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% C3 K* M! x3 p2 p1. "I thought I fixed that."

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