You Are an Interviewer and Have the Feeling That the Candidate

question 7

Multiple Choice

You are an interviewer and have the feeling that the candidate is trying to hide something.What should you do?

• A) Ask the candidate openly if he or she is trying to hide something.
• B) Ask a series of open-ended questions that allow flexibility in responding to areas that might be related to the problem.
• C) Check his or her references and ask them if they know of something that the candidate might be hiding.
• D) Simply ignore the situation and depend on your personal judgment as to whether to hire the candidate.

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Definitions:

Moral Excellence

The quality of performing actions that are considered ethically good or virtuous, often associated with integrity, honesty, and uprightness.

Ethical Beliefs

The moral convictions or principles that guide an individual's or community's behavior and decision-making.

Utilitarianism

A philosophical concept that holds the best action is the one that maximizes utility, generally defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Deontology

An ethical theory that suggests actions are morally right because of their characteristics, not just their outcomes, emphasizing duties and rules.