Have you ever had your integrity challenged on the job? If so, how did you handle that situation?
If you take the time before your video interview to read their code of conduct on their website, you'll quickly see that it is uniquely titled "Doing the Right Thing." Their Chairman and CEO Ari Bousbib elaborates on this further by highlighting why operating with honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct is essential to IQVIA's success when conducting business all over the world. It will be vital for your interviewer to understand that you would join their team with a high degree of integrity, so they ask this question. You will look weak if you say your integrity has never been challenged, because we all have faced an ethical dilemma on the job. Just make sure the example you discuss shows what the situation was, what challenged you, and how you did the right thing in the end.
"Yes, it was early in my career out of college. I had great working relationships with my colleagues and we often gathered outside of work for social activities. It really helped team building and camaraderie. Becoming close to colleagues has major upsides, but one difficult downside that I encountered. One day, I discovered a colleague pouring alcohol into a soda after lunch and prior to some meetings we were about to step into. A little hesitant on what to do at the time, I let the situation go and we went into our meetings. It didn't take long to notice that it definitely impacted my colleague's interactions during the meeting as they were very withdrawn. Later that day, I went and had a very upfront and frank conversation with my colleague. I let him know what I saw and that I was very disappointed. Knowing that this was strictly against company policy, I encouraged my colleague to talk to our director and he was very angry that I would suggest this. I told him I'd let him think about it overnight and that I'd go to our director the next morning. Thankfully, he went and spoke to our director. While this whole situation would have been easy to brush off, that's not the kind of person I am or who IQVIA would be getting if I emerged as your top candidate."
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