An engineering firm is looking for a civil engineer to head their new project to build a highway.Unable to find the right candidate for the job,the firm resorts to scouting for potential candidates among the employees of rival firms.It offers the assistant chief engineer of its rival firm an extremely lucrative package and the chance to manage greater responsibilities.This practice is known as ________.
A) pull-up hire
B) tracking
C) data mining
D) flip searching

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A pull-up hire involves recruiting talent from a competitor firm by offering them a more attractive package or greater responsibilities. This scenario matches the description of a pull-up hire, as the engineering firm is specifically targeting an employee from a rival firm for a high-level position. The other options - tracking, data mining, and flip searching - do not accurately describe this practice.

An Engineering Firm Is Looking for a Civil Engineer to Head