A company can figure out how many applicants it will likely need to fill the number of sales positions it needs to fill by:
A)looking at the number of sales positions it needs to fill,then multiplying that times the number of job applicants it received the last time it filled a sales position
B)looking at the number of applicants it has received,then calculating the ratio of good applicants to bad applicants,and dividing that by the number of positions it needs to fill
C)looking at the percentage of applicants that have experience and multiplying that by the percentage of applicants that have the degree of education requested,and dividing that number into the number of positions they have to fill
D)looking at the percentage of applicants it has traditionally offered positions to,and multiplying that by the percentage of those applicants who have accepted those positions,and dividing that number into the number of positions they have to fill.
E)looking at the percentage of new hires that stay with the company for more than a year and multiplying that times the number of applicants they have received for the last sales position they advertised,then dividing that number into the number of positions they have to fill

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Option D is the most accurate because it relies on the company's past experience with hiring for the same position. By looking at the percentage of applicants who were offered a position and accepted it, the company can estimate how many applicants it will need to fill the remaining positions. This method considers the company's own hiring process and the quality of the applicants.

A Company Can Figure Out How Many Applicants It Will