Well in the old PDR these things were part of the appendix, so didn't count as part of your word limit, so I wouldn't have thought they'd count under the new rules. Mission statements aren't usually written by the candidate anyway, so how could you cut them down? Good luck! Rowena -----Original Message----- From: Emilce Rees [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 27 January 2003 14:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: thanks all - 100 words per question And you'll probably say that things such as mission statements and CVs are to be counted, instead of thrown off document via href ? Emi