Question

Maria is a recruiter with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is well respected among her peers for her professional standards and understanding of the HR field. However, she has noticed that when she recruits engineers for her company, they sometimes seem unresponsive to her. The most likely reason for this is because Maria _________.A. comes off as being too professional for someone in the HR field.

B. is not warm enough to the applicants.
C. is not approaching the candidate with enough skepticism.
D. is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist.
E. does not give applicants enough information, leaving them with more questions than answers.

Answer 1

D) is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist.

Step-by-step explanation:

Human resources is a social science that focuses on workplace interactions, job recruiting, etc., that is an essential part of any organization. On the other hand, engineers focus on math and calculations. Engineering is an exact science that should leave no margin for any error.

It is common that people that study different types of careers that are completely different from each other, do not understand how important the other career is. It is something that is not correct, but at the same time is fairly common.

For example, I do not trust psychologists. My older sister was the Dean of Psychology in the best and largest university in my state and I think she is crazy. So I have a developed a prejudice against psychologists. Maybe psychologist believe that people that like numbers, like myself, are not very sane, but that's is OK with me. We simply do not understand each other.

Human Resources Management for Social Sciences. Develops comprehensive knowledge and the skills required to carry out Human Resources functions. Includes a variety of methods such as case studies and simulations to enhance learning activities.