What Should You Do When You Cannot Respond to a Request

question 30

Multiple Choice

What should you do when you cannot respond to a request made in an email?

• A) Log off the system so the sender will assume that you are offline.
• B) Set up an automated response to say that you are out of town.
• C) Inform the sender that you are busy and cannot reply straightaway.
• D) Reply immediately to explain how soon you can respond in full.
• E) Ignore the email for now and reply when you can.

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Definitions:

Unemployment Rate

The fraction of individuals in the labor force who are without jobs and are searching for employment.

Percentage Point

A unit of measurement used in expressing the difference between two percentages or proportion values.

Seasonally Adjusted

A statistical technique used to remove seasonal variations from data to reveal underlying trends.

Unemployment Rate

The proportion of the workforce that is unemployed and actively looking for work.