"In my last job, I was part of a team of five people who were converting electronic documents and records to an electronic system. We each worked in the system completing various tasks which took up about six hours a day. A week into the project, the manager ran a report and found several errors, and believed another employee had been responsible. The way the software was set up, it could not track specifically who made the errors but I could tell from the report it was actually me. I could have kept quiet and let the other person take the blame for my mistakes, but it wasn't the right thing to do. I came forward and let my manager know that the mistakes were mine and I apologized for the errors and reassured them I would work extra hours to rectify them. I completed additional training so to ensure I did not make the same mistakes again and worked extra hard to fix the errors and catch back up to the rest of the group. I have strong morals and I value integrity. I will bring that value system to the team if given the opportunity to join Bank of New Zealand."

"In my previous role, I had a colleague that I formed a friendship with and we often hung out together outside of work, shopping, and taking trips to the beach. We worked side by side in the workplace, and one evening her drawer was short. She told me that she was overwhelmed with bills, planned to use the money to get caught up, and was going to file a false report about a customer causing the drawer to be short. I told her I understood her situation and sympathized, but told her stealing is wrong, no matter the reason behind it. I even offered to loan her money to discourage her from stealing. I encouraged her to put the money back and find another way, but she refused. I reported it to my supervisor and she ended up being fired. Needless to say, I lost a friend in the situation, but I would never put my own job and integrity at risk, and reporting her was the right thing to do. If I ever faced a situation like this again, I would do the same thing and follow the appropriate company policy to report another employee stealing."