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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/ S6 n2 T1 \2 e' V3 W' C5 a+ `Project 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:

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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

2 I* j" B* T& a7 ?! LThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! E# g0 b* f) ]( |: ^  Y. FMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
3 k2 ^! e) R9 ^$ p6 e- ?5 y6 jCNE      - average $7262 increase
  d4 g& J: c, N, f) O0 ?. M! b5 {: |MCP+     - average $7072 increase
# \; D5 x5 j6 b" V' o" \CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
9 Q- }& T# e8 i# V( h5 {* fA+       - average $5134 increase
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! n) h6 M3 u2 N/ L8 V3 ?* MThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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- L/ Q, ?: j5 L2 o* H, P10. "That's weird..."
1 u( Z3 Q. _" J% z9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
: m  _" Z7 i8 T, Q, Y: |( M, o7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 U* z( Z$ ]. ~6 O4 H" `5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
$ L! V  K1 @3 V% I4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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