Chad is the human resources manager of a chain of stationery stores. the company intends to open two new outlets, and chad plans to recruit staff for both the outlets by the end of the month. in this scenario, chad's staffing target serves as a

As you're expected to choose the type of goal that fits in the scenario given. There are two kinds of goal:

1) Distal goal(aims and objectives that takes longer to attain).
2) Proximal goal(aims and objectives that can be achieved/attained in a short period of time).

As Chad can achieve this goal in short period of time, therefore:
The correct Proximal goal.