Which of the Following Statements Does the Best Job of Delivering

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does the best job of delivering the bad news clearly and kindly?

• A) I am sorry to have to tell you that you were not selected for the position.
• B) Because you do not have the experience we clearly listed in the job posting, we cannot offer you the position.
• C) Although you currently do not have the master's degree that we require for this position, we encourage you to apply for future openings better suited to your qualifications.
• D) Several other applicants were far more qualified for the position than you were, so we cannot offer you the job.
• E) Don't feel bad, we rejected a lot of other candidates, as well.

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Definitions:

Rational

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Indifference Curves

A graph representing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent, showing equal levels of utility.

Preference Map

A relationship between two variables, X and Y, in which a decrease in X is associated with a decrease in Y, and an increase in X is associated with an increase in Y.

Indifference Curve

a graph showing different combinations of two goods that give a consumer equal satisfaction and utility.