December 10, 2004

Help Wanted, Please

By PAUL FAIN

Applicant pools for top administrative posts are shrinking

Among the most persistent presidential candidates encountered by Bill Funk, a longtime search consultant, one stands out. Determined to crack academe's upper administrative ranks, a firefighter from Houston submitted his application to Mr. Funk "10 to 15 times a year."

Then, about five years ago, the applications stopped.

What happened to the serial job candidate is a mystery, but Mr. Funk says the firefighter's

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