Last summer, Fabia applied for three jobs. The first required a resume, but nothing else. The second required both a resume and a long personal statement. The third required a resume and indicated that a long personal statement was optional (recommended but not required; Fabia went ahead and wrote one anyway). Suppose that Fabia was turned down by all three jobs. Which rejection was she probably MOST upset about?
A)The rejection by the first job
B)The rejection by the second job
C)The rejection by the third job
D)The rejections by the second and third jobs (equally)

Question

Last summer, Fabia applied for three jobs. The first required a resume, but nothing else. The second required both a resume and a long personal statement. The third required a resume and indicated that a long personal statement was optional (recommended but not required; Fabia went ahead and wrote one anyway). Suppose that Fabia was turned down by all three jobs. Which rejection was she probably MOST upset about? ​
A)The rejection by the first job
B)The rejection by the second job ​
C)The rejection by the third job ​
D)The rejections by the second and third jobs (equally)​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rejection by the third job was probably the most upsetting because Fabia put in extra effort by writing a long personal statement, which was optional.

Last Summer, Fabia Applied for Three Jobs