Maria is a recruiter with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is well respected among her peers for her professional standards and understanding of the HR field. However, she has noticed that when she recruits engineers for her company, they sometimes seem unresponsive to her. The most likely reason for this is because Maria
A) is not warm enough to the applicants.
B) is perceived as less credible because she is an HR specialist.
C) does not give applicants enough information, leaving them with more questions than answers.
D) comes off as being too professional for someone in the HR field.
E) is not approaching the candidate with enough skepticism.

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The most likely reason why engineers are unresponsive to Maria is that they may perceive HR specialists as less credible when it comes to technical positions such as engineering. They may prefer to communicate directly with technical hiring managers who they perceive as having more knowledge and experience in the engineering field.

Maria Is a Recruiter with a Bachelor's Degree in Business