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I think Fred is overstating the problem of compulsory adverts. There are also cases where the expected "pre-selected" candidate does not get the job as a better candidate appears. There are also cases where there is eventually no job for anyone. Another outcome of an interview is you don't get the advertised post but are mentored through a fellowship application or similar to that institution. Like not stating an age range compulsory adverts are practices designed to reduce prejudice or nepotism, but do not eliminate it. They do not completely change the attitude of panel members, but most scientists do look at the data in front of them. The system also works both ways, you get good candidates coming for a job, who are only after an offer to improve their pay negotiations at their home institute. Nick -- Prof Nicholas H. Keep Executive Dean of School of Science Professor of Biomolecular Science Crystallography, Institute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury LONDON WC1E 7HX