Which of the following statements does the best job of delivering the bad news clearly and kindly

A. I am sorry to have to tell you that you were not selected for the position.

B. Because you do not have the experience we clearly listed in the job posting, we cannot offer you the position.

C. Although you currently do not have the master's degree that we require for this position, we would be happy to reconsider your application once you have completed your degree.

D. Several other applicants are far more qualified for the position than you are, so we cannot offer you the job.

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Andrea Hinton

10 April, 16:25

Which of the following statements does the best job of delivering the bad news clearly and kindly

A. I am sorry to have to tell you that you were not selected for the position.

B. Because you do not have the experience we clearly listed in the job posting, we cannot offer you the position.

C. Although you currently do not have the master's degree that we require for this position, we would be happy to reconsider your application once you have completed your degree.

D. Several other applicants are far more qualified for the position than you are, so we cannot offer you the job.

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Tessa Warner · Answer 1

I would agree with c

Jazmine Hale · Answer 2

I think the best bet here is option C.

Explanation:

Option A is straighforward, but it is very vauge in explination as to why they didn't accept the person for the job. The question asked to be clear. Option B does give clear explination, but isn't very kind toward the job applicant. The same occurs in Option D, it's remotley vauge and a bit rude.