Arlyn Danielson said: "Your comment begs the question, why not hire from this type of posting?" It does? OK. When I advertise widely to meet the legal requirements under which I must operate, I pay for ads in AVISO, Mountain-Plains Newsgram, and AASLH Dispatch. I also post on MERC, Museum-L, our own home page and on North Dakota Job Service's WWW page. I usually get 50-75 applications, of which 15-25 are clearly qualified. I am required to read ALL the applications I receive to be sure every applicant is treated fairly. The last thing I want to do is read MORE resumes, especially when I don't have anything open - which is why I'd rather not see resumes posted on Museum-L. I suppose if I had a position open, and I happened to read a resume for someone who was qualified, I could invite them to apply. Perhaps my attitude is "bad," but it seems to me that since I have a job to "market" I could expect potential applicants to actually address the requirements of the job and make some effort to prove themselves to me, rather than expecting I will simply be so taken by their credentials that I "call that potential candidate for an interview." Hope that helps you understand the position I took. Chris Dill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. L. Dill, Museum Director State Historical Society of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Bismarck ND 58505-0830 USA P: (701)328-2666 F: (701)328-3710 E: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -