All of the following recruitment practices are potentially discriminatory EXCEPT ________.
A)spreading information about job openings through word-of-mouth among a firm's predominantly Hispanic workforce
B)providing misleading information to Asian and Indian job applicants
C)posting help wanted ads that specify young, male applicants
D)posting job advertisements only in local newspapers

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D)Ads that specify age or gender may be problematic, but only posting ads in local newspapers is acceptable. Using word-of-mouth to relay information about job openings is only problematic if the workforce is mostly made up of members of a particular group. Providing misleading or false information to certain applicants is also potentially discriminatory.

All of the Following Recruitment Practices Are Potentially Discriminatory EXCEPT