Assume you are on a job interview and you have listed on your resume a career interest in facilities planning. The firm where you are interviewing is a consulting firm that specializes in problem solving for transportation, communication, and the service industries.

React to the following statement directed to you by the firm’s personnel director:

“Facilities planning is possibly of interest to a firm involved in manufacturing, but it is not clear that our customers have needs in this area sufficient for you to pursue your field of interest.”