Give me an example of an ethical dilemma you experienced regarding your work and how you handled it.

"I was auditing a company and was approached by one of the lead accountants. They offered me thirty thousand dollars to ensure a good report from me. I sat very quietly as they discussed this with me and I told them I'd think about it. I went to my superiors and met them to discuss the situation. If I bent my ethics, it would have cost me my career and my reputation. The company got a bad report from us and the offer was brought to their board with the option of handling it internally or by us taking it to the authorities. They opted to handle it internally."

This is important because you'll have ethical dilemmas not just at work but in life. Having strong ethics is important in the accounting industry. Being able to differentiate right from wrong is very important.

Taking the ethical high ground is important in accounting. Unethical people only cause the company problems in the future. If you don't get hired because you're unwilling to bend your ethics, then you don't want to work there. It will ruin your career.

"There was a month end when I found an error my manager had made. He asked me to adjust the balances to hide it. I told him I didn't feel comfortable with that and after some convincing, he let me adjust the balances to show the error, which we explained. No one got in trouble due to the low amount."