Honesty Interview Questions

Practice 15 Honesty interview questions covering ethics, integrity, and past mistakes.

Question 9 of 15

Have you ever been advised by a fellow employee or supervisor to lie about a situation? How did you handle this ethical dilemma?

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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"Yes, I have been asked to lie on the job before. In a previous role, our inventory count was off. My co-worker wanted to go home, and he suggested that I lie about our count. I refused to lie, and we stayed late. I would always choose honesty over lying, any day."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I have never been advised to lie in a situation and would not tolerate being put in such an ethical dilemma."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I have not been directly asked to lie about anything. I think that is because everyone knows that I would not agree with it."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"As a teacher, I have a moral obligation to set the tone for my students at all times. I would never lie, and I teach my students to do the same."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"Oh goodness, we all know in marketing that this happens all the time. People want to lie about stats, overdo projections, or overpromise on deadlines. I would never cave to that pressure. Aside from being dishonest, it doesn't do anybody any favors in the end."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I am a firm leader who makes my ethical stance very clear, straight away. I believe this is why I have never been put in an ethical dilemma as you describe."

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

The interviewer would like to know how you would handle an ethical dilemma. Ethical dilemmas in the workplace will come up from time to time. Assure the interviewer that you can control these types of difficulties with professionalism and poise.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"I have never been told to lie to a fellow employee or supervisor on the job. If I were to be asked to lie, I absolutely would not do that. I am not the type of personality to be pushed around on the job. I will always be myself and keep my integrity first."

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I would never lie on the job. If caught, this could reflect poorly on my supervisor, or my supervisor could turn on me and blame me. I always have the integrity to not lie.

Amanda's Feedback

It's clear that you value honesty. However, this is a situational question that is best answered using an example. If a fellow employee or a supervisor has ever asked you to lie, briefly discuss that situation. What did they want you to lie about? How did you respond? If you refused based on your ethics, how did they feel about your refusal?

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Honesty Interview Questions

Have you ever been advised by a fellow employee or supervisor to lie about a situation? How did you handle this ethical dilemma?

15Honesty Interview Questions & Answers

1.We have had concerns with employee theft recently. What would you do if you caught an employee or co-worker stealing?

2.When have you shown great integrity at work?

3.How will you earn the trust of your coworkers?

4.Tell me about a time at work when your integrity was challenged. How did you handle it?

5.Have you ever kept the remainder of an expense that was allotted to you?

6.Do you think honesty is always the best policy?

7.In what type of situations is it better to stretch the truth in order to sell a product?

8.Have you ever broken a confidentiality agreement?

9.Have you ever been advised by a fellow employee or supervisor to lie about a situation? How did you handle this ethical dilemma?

10.On a scale from 1 to 10, how honest are you?

11.Have you ever taken the fall for a situation, where it was really not your fault, in order to protect a coworker?

12.When have you spoken up for cause, knowing that it would directly look unfavorable on you, because it was the right thing to do?

13.Do people see you as a trustworthy and honest individual?

14.What would you do if a co-worker asked you to help them steal?

15.What is your first reaction when you do something wrong at work?