When United Parcel Service (UPS) is looking for crews to fly its giant 747 cargo aircraft, it wants to hire the very best people to whom to entrust its extremely expensive equipment. Therefore, it looks for
A) only applicants from internal sources.
B) only applicants from external sources.
C) only pilots laid off from passenger carriers.
D) many more applicants than there are positions to be filled.
E) a very small number of applicants to reduce the time and costs required to examine the complex credentials of a larger number of applicants.

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UPS wants to hire the best people to entrust its expensive equipment, so it needs to have a pool of many qualified applicants to choose from. Having more applicants than positions allows UPS to be selective and choose only the most qualified ones.

When United Parcel Service (UPS) Is Looking for Crews to Fly