I can't speak for other institutions, but in my experience hiring at a
museum is often "hurry-up-and-wait."  Approval to spend the money to
advertise, let alone hire, often comes mere days before the intended
start date.  I've always taken those with a grain of salt.

I've also found Personnel offices very slow to accept the Internet as a
way of finding candidates.  At every institution I have worked for, I
had to introduce the notion to the Personnel Department.

This also explains why so many postings are "second-hand:" candidates
need to contact the Personnel Director, but the person who actually
knows enough about computers to put the posting on the web is someone
else.

I have also been asked by others to put jobs on the Web.

In short, it is far from a perfect world, but we're working on it...

Eugene Dillenburg
Lead Developer, Philippines Coral Reef exhibit
John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60605

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"I believe in swordfish." -- The Dead Milkmen, circa 1985