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Regulators adopt new attitudes toward financing
Excellent recap of what is happening to us! by Bernie

It's Tax Day -- Let's party like we work for GSA!
I consider myself a reasonably smart human being, but no matter how much I read about this government and how f'd up it is no one seams to have the answers. Can anyone tell me what else I can do, as a hard working American who is sick to his stomach, besides vote, because that isn't enough. I know the problem, tell me the answer. My thought is it will take someone with the biggest set of balls known to mankind to clean house. Looking for some answers, and I am all ears by Joseph Bullyan

It's Tax Day -- Let's party like we work for GSA!
And we wonder why our budget is out of control?!!? OMG!!!! We are to blame though - we keep electing the same members to the most exclusive country club in the world! They are exempt from most laws, get everything paid for by the taxpayer and are set for life - while we just keep struggling to pay them for that luxury!Worse, our two presidential candidates will raise over half a BILLION Dollars to convince us to vote for them! Actually worse - we'll contribute to them and elect them!Shame on us ... by Bernie

Australia, Europe, China . . . . pick two!
It would be interesting to know what the Board members that didn't vote yes on going into China thought and are they RV mfg. or suppliers? If any of them are suppliers they must have all their products made there already! by Tony

Australia, Europe, China . . . . pick two!
As a follow-up on this discussion, there was a very interesting article in the Washington Post last week and it was reprinted in the Boston Sunday Globe this past weekend. The article is titled: "China may buy only domestic cars for official use." You can read the article at: http://b.globe.com/GTIu6A Many of the comments at the Post and Globe indicate that there is nothing wrong with a country doing this - and I agree with them. We do the same thing here in America at the federal and state ... by Bob Zagami

Australia, Europe, China . . . . pick two!
As always, Bob has done his homework and presents a great editorial. I just can't see any benefit to having anything to do with The "China" Connection. I can't think of any Industry that has actually "benefited" it's American workers by joining with China.An American purchaser of an RV has multiple choices of types, options and price already! Why add an Asian Product to that mix - that will only hurt American made products - as it always has in the past. High tech products are mass produced and ... by Bernie

Australia, Europe, China . . . . pick two!
Bob, you’re right on!

The Chinese government cannot be trusted and they abuse their people terribly. If an RV manufacture decides to “dance” with a partner in China, it will be the fire dance, and it won’t be China that gets burned!
by Barry Hughes

The Chinese even knock off websites
I don't see a major problem with it.I just type the name then hit Ctrl & Enter and it goes to the dot com.Can not see why I would even type dot com then dot cn. by Wayne

The Chinese even knock off websites
This trick happens in all countries. Not limitied to China. It's cyber siting and tech it is illegal but that doesn't stop anyone from doing it.

If you are building a "brand" you often want to buy every version of your domain. Because even if you can get all of those domains back with the law from the people sitting on them it is just safer to own them all up front if you can.

by Aaron

Australia, Europe, China . . . . pick two!
Point of clarification from Jim this morning, the China Committee vote was unanimous but the Board of Directors vote was not.

Also, the sentence in the third pargraph from the bottom should have read, "We will continue to monitor China, not to prove somebody wrong, but to honestly report the information we get on the abuses we expect to see despite the best laid plans of RVIA." by Bob Zagami

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Thursday, May 06, 2010

There's a Mist in the Desert
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I guess everyone has his or her own way of measuring the economic recovery. Since I’m in Human Resources, it makes sense to me that the fact that dealers are hiring again means that we are indeed recovering.

I spoke to a dealer this morning who said something interesting. He said, “There’s a mist in the desert.” When I asked what this means, he said, “It means that I feel like it’s raining, even though it’s not.” We talked about the economy at length and he said that he ‘feels’ as if things are improving, but he’s not sure why. Sales are up, but not phenomenally. Service is busier, but not yet really busy. But things have improved enough to make him believe the upward trend might continue.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hiring 201 - Finding Missing Jobs
By Betty Mills @ 5:14 PM :: :: 0 Comments ::

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Sometimes I think I’m more “professional sleuth” than “Human Resource Consultant”. It seems like I spend so much of my time ferreting out un-truths on candidate’s resumes that I should just get a detective’s license and get it over with.

One of the most maddening things job candidates do is leave out short jobs on their applications. It’s difficult to find these jobs, because they just extend the dates of employment on the previous job by a month or so to cover the time. Unless you diligently check the dates of employment on the jobs they DO list, you’ll miss these jobs altogether.

If and when you manage to catch one of these ‘omissions’, the candidate invariably says, “I didn’t put it down because it wasn’t really relevant to the job you have advertised”, or “It was of such short duration I didn’t think it counted.”

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Get Smart on Health Care Reform
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You may be receiving information daily from various trade organizations and vendors about the new Health Care Reform. Most of it is more confusing than informative.

Most years, you may feel it is sufficient to just coast along, allowing your health care insurance provider to renew your policy with a moderate to outlandish premium increase. This year is a different matter. If you have never shopped health care plans, now is your opportunity to become initiated. Assign someone in your office to do it if you’d rather, but be sure it’s done. If you rely upon a broker for health insurance, be

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Tips for RV Industry Job Hunters
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In my earlier entries, I’ve concentrated on advice for dealers who are in the hiring mode. This entry is aimed specifically at RV industry employees who are seeking positions elsewhere. Based on the resumes I see, here are some common errors that are often made by applicants:

Changing jobs too frequently. Almost everyone is aware that members of the youngest generation of working Americans change jobs frequently. There are a lot of opinions as to why this is the trend. Shorter attention spans is one; another is addiction to excitement; still another is the drive to learn something from every new experience. While it might be tempting to switch jobs or employers in a bid to satisfy your need for one or all of these things, a reputation for job-hopping is hard to overcome. When a dealer looks at a resume with six two-year jobs on it, it’s not hard to predict how long the applicant can reasonably be expected to stay in the new job. Given the investment dealers must make in new employees, both financially and emotionally, they would prefer to hire someone more stable.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Hiring Takes Patience
By Betty Mills @ 11:54 PM :: :: 3 Comments ::

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This week’s assignment is to find a full-charge bookkeeper for a dealer in Florida. So far, here is what I’ve run into:

Everybody who has ever run a calculator apparently thinks he/she is a “full-charge bookkeeper”. I’ve gotten 285 responses to one online ad, which specifically asks for “franchise dealership experience.” Many of the respondents have waitress and cash register experience.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Testing is Frequently the Answer
By Betty Mills @ 9:12 PM :: :: 0 Comments ::

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My most recent hiring job has been to find and hire an Executive Assistant for a very busy dealer who is a political and community leader. This client needs someone who can do much more than answer the phone. The best candidate will be able to write succinctly and creatively, negotiate contracts with lessees, and plan and execute events with panache. So how do we find someone like that?

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

New Federal Minimum Wage Takes Effect July 24, 2009
By Betty Mills @ 8:07 PM :: :: 1 Comments ::

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Lawmakers decided on January 10, 2007 to increase the minimum wage three times in three years, from $5.15 to $5.55 per hour in 2007, to $6.55 in 2009, to $7.25 in 2009. Arguably, this was a good idea, since the minimum wage had not been increased in 10 years. But somewhere near the middle of all this the economy began its downhill slide. Now business owners are saddled with an increase in the minimum wage that is burdensome at a time when they are burdened enough

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