How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating?
When reviewing their website, the key phrase "your sense of ethical responsibility" appears more than once. Ethical responsibility is about nuance. It is about maintaining the trust of those you work with or for, protecting the interest of others, and treating others with respect. Such a situation would require discretion. This honesty-based question is meant to test your character and reveal how you deal with awkward or uncomfortable situations. If you have found yourself in a situation like this, you can draw on that story for your reply. Be careful not to name any names or throw anyone under the bus, as you can rarely recover from unsavory behavior like that in an interview.
"In my opinion, an honorable person will do what is right, even when nobody is looking. The pharmaceutical industry deserves only honorable graduates. For that reason, I would tell a superior if I found a classmate cheating."
