James and Shannon Both Graduated from College with a High

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Multiple Choice

James and Shannon both graduated from college with a high GPA and a good résumé in the field of accounting.A year after graduation,James was working as a waiter,and Shannon was working at an accounting firm that was headed by her father's best friend.Shannon most likely got this job because:

• A)she had an advantage due to her father's social networks, even if she did not know her father's best friend well
• B)she had a better résumé than James.
• C)her father's best friend thought she was pretty
• D)James was unmotivated and did not look for work very hard
• E)she was a go-getter

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