Multiple choice softskills communication

An application letter addressed to the __________________ manager wouldn't fetch one a job as a professor in the English department

  1. personal

  2. personnel

  3. person

  4. personification
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Explanation

In a job context, 'personnel' refers to staff/employees (the department), while 'personal' means private/individual. The sentence is making a point that addressing your application to the wrong type of manager (personnel vs personal) would be inappropriate for an English professor position. This tests a commonly confused word pair.

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