Susan Had Been Working as an Executive Assistant to the President

question 51

Multiple Choice

Susan had been working as an executive assistant to the president for nearly 20 years, so when she retired no one had a good idea of all that her job entailed.Before she left, Ben sat with her for two weeks to observe her duties and ask her the details of all functions.Ben was performing a

• A)behavioral-description interview.
• B)performance appraisal.
• C)informal appraisal.
• D)job analysis.
• E)job rotation.

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