Precipice Corp. is opening a new branch in Houston and the HR team is debating the various methods of generating job candidates. The HR team feels that using employee referrals may generate unqualified or substandard candidates because employees will be biased in favor of their recommendations. Which of the following facts, if true, weakens the HR team's belief?
A) Employees hired through recruitment agencies, have been known to be more productive in the past than candidates referred by employees.
B) Precipice Corp. has 12 branches in the state of Texas with a constantly increasing market share.
C) Their personal relationship with the recommended candidate allows employees to convince the individual about the benefits of working for the company.
D) The majority of the company employees have only a basic level of education.
E) Employees tend to recommend individuals who they believe will do well because referrals put employees' own reputations on the line.

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Choice E weakens the HR team's belief because it suggests that employees are motivated to recommend only high-quality candidates in order to maintain their own reputations. Therefore, the HR team's concern about biased recommendations may not be warranted. Choices A, B, C, and D are irrelevant to the HR team's specific concern about employee referrals generating unqualified or substandard candidates.