A factor analysis of 11 variables, ferreted from the curriculum vitae (CV) of 338 applicants for the position of assistant professor of psychology, yielded four factors which were used as predictors in six stepwise multiple regression analyses in which the ratings of 92 Cv's by five members of a search committee were utilized as the criteria, first collectively and then individually. The first factor which was chiefly composed of the number of publications, especially senior authorships, accounted for 16% of the total variance and was the most potent contributor to the multiple R. Comparison of the results of the single-judge analyses revealed some notable vicissitudes in the prominence of the four predictors. Relationships of the present findings to the past policy-capturing research were indicated.A good deal of concern has been justifiably expressed about the shrinkihg academic labor market which is projected to become even more constricted during the 1980s. Some useful suggestions for improving the employability of PhD psychologists have been offered in several published sources (e.g., APA, 1972; Woods, 1976). Although there are a number of alternative sources of employment, for many psychology PhDs the attractiveness of academic jobs involving teaching and research in one's area of specialization will not fade away just because of the harshness of competition. To improve the competitive position of their graduates, many PhD-granting departments of psychology offer a variety of suggestions to their students as to how to buttress their qualifications for academic openings. Students often try to act on the advice of the psychology faculty, especially the major advisor and/or the chairperson, but one may wonder about the basis for such suggestions despite the fact that they are presumably the essence of the personal experiences and information that the advising faculty members have accumulated over many years. To our knowledge, no study has ever been published in which the selection decisions of the search committee(s), constituted for choosing the best persons from 301