Which of the following, if true, weakens the business consultant’s arg

QUESTION

Which of the following, if true, weakens the business consultant’s argument?

A) The technical skills required for entry-level positions can be acquired through training sessions that take place after hiring.
B) The technical skills required for upper-level management positions at this organization are similar to those required for entry-level management positions.
C) Well-designed job requirements do not remove the need for employment interviews, professional references, and other techniques.
D) The business consultant herself does not have all the skills required to become an upper-level manager.
E) A significant number of applicants for entry-level positions used to hold similar positions at other organizations.

ANSWER

Answer: A
Explanation: A) The business consultant wants to focus on technical skills because the applicants will need those skills if they are hired. But if Choice A is true, then they can acquire those skills after they are hired. That undercuts the argument that they are necessary. Choice B, if anything, strengthens the argument. Choice C says that requirements aren’t everything, but that doesn’t tell us what the requirements should be. Choice D is irrelevant. The business consultant doesn’t have to be a manager to be able to figure out what the entry-level requirements should be. Choice E doesn’t matter because we don’t know what those positions were or what that says about their skill set.