Hmmm. Obviously not ALL jobs can be hired internally. The people being hired have to come from somewhere down the system in that case. Perhaps people are taking lesser jobs, putting in their "time," and getting advanced, but that leaves an opening lower on the scale, doesn't it? Is there something inherently unfair in that process which I don't see? Personally, I like to see a broad range of applicants for positions we advertise. We're so small and have so little turn over that there's not much room to do "time" in a lesser position. Chris Dill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. L. Dill, Museum Director State Historical Society of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Bismarck ND 58505-0830 P: (701)328-2666 F: (701)328-3710 E: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -