Analytical Chemist Mock Interview
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Question 26 of 34
Provide an example of a time that you had to make a difficult ethical decision?
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Human Resources Management Professional with over 13 years of experience. Extensive background in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting a wide range of positions including Scientific, Operations, Human Resources, Real Estate, Finance, Medical, IT and more.
The interviewer wants to know that you are a very ethical person and that if you make a mistake or witness an ethical concern, you will do the right thing and report it to upper management. Ethical issues can be things like time falsification, reporting or recording false data, intentional actions that pose as a safety hazard, or any intentional misrepresentation of data. The interviewer wants to hear that you are willing to do the right thing even when no one is around. Provide an example of a time that you had to make a decision when it came to ethical concern and talk about the details of the outcome.
Human Resources Management Professional with over 13 years of experience. Extensive background in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting a wide range of positions including Scientific, Operations, Human Resources, Real Estate, Finance, Medical, IT and more.
"I recently became aware of an ethical issue regarding time falsification from one of my coworkers. I noticed that my coworker was badging into our department and then would wait for another member of the team to badge out and he would follow behind without using his company keycard. By doing so, it gave the impression that he never left the department. He was leaving for multiple hours at a time and management did not realize it. When I became aware of what he was doing, I had to tell my supervisor. Not only was he receiving pay for a job that he was not doing, but our team was falling behind because he was not present to complete his tasks. It was not an easy thing to do because he was a nice person but, it was an ethical violation so I had to report him."
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