What is the meaning of "capacity" in the following question?
what capacity was he employed by the organization? Please indicate the inclusive dates.
Does it mean how she got the job? example , through an advertisement ?
Could you please give me an example.

Question

What is the meaning of "capacity" in the following question?
what capacity was he employed by the organization? Please indicate the inclusive dates. 
Does it mean how she got the job? example , through an advertisement ?
 Could you please give me an example.

Answer

"In what capacity" means in what role was he/she employed in that organization. It could also mean the title or the designation of the employee.

For example, the response to that question would be:

She was employed in the capacity of a research assistant in the Neuroscience Centre.
He was employed in the capacity of a manager at the firm.

Answer

In this context, capacity means 'role'. It refers to the employee's position and duties.

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