Sirius Corp, an Automobile Manufacturer in Texas, Has a Number

question 24

Multiple Choice

Sirius Corp, an automobile manufacturer in Texas, has a number of vacancies at lower management levels, which is important for the company's future development, and wants to fill the positions from within the company itself rather than recruit externally. The company plans to e-mail the job specifications to all employees and post the jobs on the company Web site.
-Which of the following, if true, will weaken the company's decision?

• A) The majority of the company's employees have only a basic level of education.
• B) The company recently instituted a technical skills improvement program for shop floor employees.
• C) The existing shop floor employees have high potential and personal ambition to rise in their careers.
• D) Sirius Corp. just opened a new manufacturing facility in New Mexico.
• E) Several top performing entry level employees have received offers from rival companies.

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