While taking this course I am concurrently studying Human Resource Management, and I came across some interesting ethical issues. The case study posed to us was that of a woman going through the interview process at her "dream job" company. The interview had several people present - top-level management along with her potential colleagues. During this interview she was asked several highly inappropriate questions that were not even relevant to the position. The company claimed that they asked such questions to see if she'd be easily "thrown off" and that they needed someone who could handle that type of pressure.
After reading this case study, I spoke with my own mother about the ethical issues often found during the interview process. She told me of a story in which she was interviewed and the boss asked her if she would ever cover something up (obviously asked it in different wording) to help him and/or the company. My mother hesitated in answering this awkward question but did eventually say that she would indeed turn him in. She then told me that the boss was really hoping she would quickly and without pause say that, yes, she'd turn him in - and anyone else. It was good to hear that employers do value ethics in their employees. And I suppose it only makes sense...without ethical employees an organization will gain bad notoriety with the public and potentially lose out...big.
But back to the original case study. Would I take a job if put in the same situation as the woman in the case study? If fellow colleagues were allowed to ask inappropriate questions during an interview without recourse from the management, what type of environment would that be to work in?
My answer: I'll find another job.
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