Question

Helen wants to move to a new community, and she is applying for a job with a small retail establishment. She is confident that she is fully qualified and will be able to perform well if she gets the job. The employer, however, has advertised for someone with three years of retail experience, and Helen only has two-and-a-half years. She is considering whether to exaggerate slightly on her resume in order to improve her chances of getting the job.

Helen asks three friends to offer their advice on what she should do.

• Henry says, “Go ahead and claim three-and-a-half years of experience; they’re going to be so happy with your work that by the time they check (if they ever do) it won’t matter.”
• Jennifer says, “I’m sure you’ll arrive at the best decision on your own; I’ve always known you to be an honest person.”
• George says, “It is never all right to lie, even when you are unlikely to get caught and it seems relatively harmless to do so.”

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, address all of the following questions relating to the dilemma:

• Upon which of the Three Primary Schools of Ethics is each of Helen’s friends relying? Explain your reasoning.
• Can you imagine other people using the same approaches to arrive at different kinds of advice? Provide examples.
• Do one of these Three Primary Schools of Ethics feel like the style you usually use already? Explain.

Answer 1

Henry's advise to alter and lie in a resume is ethically incorrect even of ahe doesn't get caught. Not so surprisingly, people do this very often in order to land in a job that they desire but they often forget that the path they choose leads to a self confidence based on a lie.

Risking reputation for a resume lie. Exaggerating trutg or outright lying on resumes isn't unusual, but that it just not an effective way to advance one' career.

Jennifer's advise is more like she isn't imposing her thoughts on Helen but trusting her to make the right choice by not lying.

On the other hand George advise her ethnically correct advise and not lie.

We as a society tend to forget ethics and do whatever it takes to excel in our career. Lying isn't considered an offence. But we often forget that ultimately truth comes out and iy might result in one losing his reputation.