<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>[CAUT] CAUT Endorsement (was Re: Job Opening, U. of Michi</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">"Our consensus is that we should test for the skill level appropriate </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">for a concert tuner. What does this mean? In simplest terms:</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>These tests are good for proving one's ability but when you stop and look at it,</div> <div>who's going to say they want to jump through these hoops for half pay. It's like</div> <div>asking how long can you hold your breath while standing on you head in</div> <div>2 feet of muck., so the guy who holds it longer gets the job.   OOooooooo</div> <div>sign me up for qualifying.  It only proves that one has a high threshold for BS.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I don't mean to sound negative but an improved skills test is a result of the</div> <div>'dumbing-down' of the classification "Craftsman" from by-gone years.  RPT</div> <div>is (pardon the expression) just to keep 'asses in the seats'. When I started,</div> <div>the requirements to attain this status was far beyond what qualifies for RPT.</div> <div>it used to be that you had to actually prove skills via a rebuilt or restrung piano</div> <div>with a new block and attending finish work. RPT is paperwork albeit tuning skills.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Personally, I have no desire to attain RPT status because I do not like to or</div> <div>want to tune pianos. So why take a test to qualify me for something I am not</div> <div>interested in??  Heck, some of my workload is fixing the work of RPT's!!!!!</div> <div><br></div> <div>The Happy Associate,</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>