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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Working as a physiotherapist in the healthcare industry, you are held to a high standard and are expected to be honest, ethical, and trustworthy. The interviewers ask this behavioural/situational type question to see how you would respond if asked to do something unethical in the workplace to gauge your sense of right and wrong. Also, they will observe your body language to see if you look appalled, as if you would never think of doing something unethical, or seem uncomfortable, as if you have something to hide. Describe what you would do in this situation, using a real-life example if you have one.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Fortunately, I have not been put in this situation during my career. My colleagues understand I do everything by the book and have high morals and values, which is probably why they would not think of asking me to do something unethical. If a colleague asked me to do something unethical, I would tell them they were asking the wrong person and ask them to tell our manager what they asked me to do. If they refused to talk with our manager, I would speak with my manager privately and explain what had been asked of me. I do not tolerate unethical behaviour and would tell my colleague they are in the wrong profession if they want to do immoral or dishonest things."

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