There has been a major paradigm shift in the professional expectations for the role of school counselors. The possibility that this shift is having a role in the hiring process for school counselors was studied. The research question was the identification of latent factors that are part of the decision process used by school administrators in selecting school counselors for employment. In a study of 144 building administrators three factors were identified that come into play when a potential school counselor is considered for possible employment. (Contains 1 table.)