Which of the following does the business consultant assume? A) The ma

QUESTION

Which of the following does the business consultant assume?

A) The managers who have the best technical skills will always succeed at their positions.
B) The requirements of entry-level managerial positions at the organization are similar to those of other organizations.
C) The managers will not need different skills for the different jobs they take as their careers develop.
D) The managers will need a balance of conceptual skills, human skills, and technical skills.
E) The managers who received unsatisfactory ratings would not have been offered positions if they had had better technical skills.

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) The business consultant wants people to have the skills that people need to perform their jobs, but why focus just on the entry-level jobs? If those people succeed, they may get promoted to different jobs with different requirements. So the business consultant must assume Choice C. If the required skills are different, then it wouldn’t make sense to focus only on the skills required for entry-level positions. Choice A goes too far. Choice A would strengthen the argument if it were true, but it doesn’t need to be true in order for the argument to work. Choice B: Other organizations are irrelevant. Choices D and E undercut the argument by calling for a more balanced approach (Choice D) and suggesting that higher standards for technical skills wouldn’t have mattered (Choice E).