<p>Let's analyze the sentence:<br></p><p><strong>Job applicants (____ skills useful for the applied position) will have a better chance of being hired.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The part wrapped with "()" is an adjective clause.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>What's missing in the adjective clause is the relative pronoun "who" and the verb "possess'. The sentence should be:</span></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Job applicants (who possess skills useful for the applied position) will have a better chance of being hired.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span><span>In this adjective clause, the relative pronoun “who” is used as a subject of this clause. It can be omitted, but the verb after it must turn into a present participle, “possessing.” So, the sentence becomes:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Job applicants (possessing skills useful for the applied position) will have a better chance of being hired.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span><span>Thus, the correct answer is (B)</span><span> possessing</span><span>. </span></span></p>