>Sanni, > >I'm sorry to say that in many cases you are right. Most of these job >openings already have people in mind before they are even posted. Still >we have to play the game, "EOE" Equal Opportunity Employeer and all that. > >It is really unfair to all those applicants that take the time and spend >money to send in an application. But it is the law of the land. > There is another side to this story. I actually lost a promotion because once my employer found out that EOE required him to advertise the job nationally, decided to save the cost of both the ads and the promotion by keeping my original title and just changing the job description. ivy Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] Philadelphia, PA 19104 "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see it for free=8A"