Read the following paragraph about Automated Tracking Systems:
"As the internet expanded in the early 1990s, the use of online job announcements and applications began to grow, too. Soon, companies were getting
more resumes than they could evaluate. To handle the load the first Automated Tracking System (ATS) launched in 1996. An ATS is a software program
that searches through a job application looking for key terms that match wanted skills. Companies use them to quickly identify qualified candidates and
reject the rest. By 2016, more than 300 ATSs were available and 90% of American companies relied on them to screen applications. A counter-industry
has sprung up in response, one that helps job seekers design their resumes to slip past the uncaring, automated eye that guards the door to the hiring process."
Who is the audience for this passage and how did that shape the text?
A) The intended audience is people looking for jobs. It is a story about the hiring process so it includes detailed tips and steps to follow to help job seekers get noticed by companies.

B) The intended audience is people interested in the history of automated hiring software. It is about a sequence of events, so it follows a time line.

C)The intended audience is companies that have automated their hiring practices. The text uses acronyms and buzzwords to reassure managers that
they have the best software.

D) The intended audience is computer programmers. It is about computer technology so it contains only facts and figures.

The given passage talks about the history of Automated Tracking System. The passage talks about when this software was developed and for what purpose.

The passage follows a timeline that takes the readers step by step to the history of Automated Tracking System and its expansion, and how it begun to be used massively by the companies to hire an employee or to track resumes that matches the required skills by the company.

The passage also describes about the counter-industry that sprung up in response of ATS to protect and guard the resumes of employees from automated eyes.

So, the intended audience of the given passage is the people who are interested in the history of ATS. The passage follows the timeline. Thus the correct answer is option B.