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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>Eric Wolfley said:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</span><span style='color:navy'>Most
job postings still seem to cling to the &#8220;3-5 years experience in the field&#8221;
requirement no matter how demanding the job may be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>Eric Wolfley, RPT</span><span
style='color:navy'>&nbsp;<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>Director of Piano
Services</span><span style='color:navy'>&nbsp;<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music</span><span style='color:navy'> <br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Informal Roman";color:red'>University of
Cincinnati</span><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='color:blue'>Do you think that it&#8217;s just boiler plate verbiage
because they simply don&#8217;t know what to specify??<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='color:blue'>dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:blue'>____________________</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Tanner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 05, 2007 4:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Jim
Busby wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Hi Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I was mainly talking about RPT
needing a time/experience requirement.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>You're right.&nbsp; I see that
now.&nbsp; Sorry bout that.&nbsp; The hot air was in my head this time.<o:p></o:p></p>

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margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>You&#8217;re right about the
supply/demand though. You get the best you can get&#8230; That being said even our
elusive &#8220;CAUT Credential&#8221; should have some kind of time requirement IMO. I
can&#8217;t see some green tech getting the credential with only one year in the
business. But today I&#8217;m just blowing hot air. Pay me no mind&#8230;</span></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I agree with that 100% as long as
it would push salaries up.&nbsp; If we're not going to somehow push to drive
the salaries up with this &quot;credential&quot;, then I think schools ought to
get green techs for entry level money.&nbsp; This endorsement should work both
ways, not just for the school's advantage.<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jeff Tanner, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>University of South Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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