Change.com applications top 200,000

Guess those privacy concerns aren't putting too many people off (NYT's the Caucus via Halperin):

According to officials at the Obama-Biden transition office they have received more than 200,000 applications for positions through the online form on the Web site Change.gov.

The site invites job-seekers hoping to get hired at the White House, or in any federal department, agency or commission to submit an “expression of interest” form as a first step. From there, they are asked to complete a more extensive application, and then it’s time for the old don’t-call-us-we’ll-call-you routine.

And with far more applicants than available slots, it could be a long wait by the phone. Still, the Web site reassures potential employees who may be nervous about their chances that “applying on-line is the fastest and most accurate way to get your information to us.”