One of the most annoying issues for employers and job searchers Mgmt 12o TRUE STORY BEHIND JOB INTERVIEWS 5 of all job applicants falsify academic qualifications 10 falsely upgrade their academic qualifications ID: 644770
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Interview Misrepresentation
One of the most annoying issues for employers and job searchers!!!
Mgmt
12oSlide2
TRUE STORY BEHIND JOB INTERVIEWS
5% of all job applicants falsify academic qualifications.
10% falsely upgrade their academic qualifications.
35% claim specific achievements or experiences that are untrue.
70% indulge in puffery (upgrading the importance of achievements).
12% have some kind of criminal record, including serious automobile convictions.Slide3
Interview Misrepresentation
Three main forms:LiesEmbellishment
SilenceSlide4
Misrepresentation through lies
Some job applicants are not honest when revealing about themselves and their claims are deceptive and misleading.
Example:
An
applicant
is asked whether or not she has ever
been charged
or convicted of a criminal offence, and
answers “
no”, but it later comes to light that the answer was not
true
An
applicant is appointed on the basis of being a
qualified hairdresser
, but it later comes out that she was only
an apprentice
An
employee is
appointed at
a certain
salary based
on information given by her regarding
the salary
that she was paid by her
previous company
, and it is later discovered that
she had
lied about her previous salary in order to
get a
higher salary with the new companySlide5
Resume Falsification
“You serious?! So you’re a Harvard Grad and ex-NBA player?”Slide6
Misrepresentation through embellishment
Trying to make amends for fudging their resumes or boasting the existing qualification by incorrectly
relating the details of a story or otherwise playing fast and loose with the
facts
The distinction of embellishment and complete falsity is part of the claims from the applicants might still be true but the significance of the story is simply magnified.
Example:
If an applicant is asked
in a job interview if
he is proficient
at Microsoft
Excel, he might
say yes
because he wants
the job, even though
he might be
unclear about what qualifies as being
proficientSlide7
Misrepresentation through embellishment
“I’ve got superb skills in management as I developed my own theories and published a book about operation management!!”Slide8
Misrepresentation through silence
Misrepresentation can occur not only in what is said, but also in what is left unsaid by an applicantExample:
A work
seeker is advised at the interview that it is company policy that its employees should not be romantically involved with employees of business competitors, but the applicant remains silent about a relationship which he or she currently has with someone working for a business which competes with the
employer
A
person with respiratory difficulties applies for a
job which
demands someone who is fit and energetic,
but the
applicant says nothing about his ailmentSlide9
Why it happens?
Desperate job searchersTrying to outstand other candidates with similar qualifications
Think that most of the employers do not really check on them
Employers are loose in their recruitment policiesSlide10
Why Is it an ethical concern?
UnfairnessUnfair competition to other candidates in a job interview
Unfair to those co-workers who needs your ability to finish a group projectSlide11
Why is it an ethical concern?(Cont.)
Harm to the misrepresenting individual himself/herselfWill still get fired after being hired
Bad reputation in the working environment
Honesty/ethical obligationSlide12
Why is it an ethical concern?(Cont.)
Unqualified labor forceEmployees do not manifest the abilities alleged in their resumes or during interviewTermination
Company might need to spend extras to look for another ideal employee to fill in the position
Company might need to make compensation for the workers who got laid-offSlide13
What can employers do?
Background checkingReview resumes, cover letters, and employment applications with a skeptical eye
Ask specific questions about statements made on the resume during the
phone screen
and during the subsequent
interview
Check every fact including degrees, dates of degrees, degree majors, employment history, exact dates of employment, direct supervisors’ names, job titles, job functions, salary history, and why the candidate left each job. Slide14
What can employers do?(Cont.)
Selection tests and presentationsSet up relevant test for the ‘must have’ abilities
Include
the relevant presentation topic to help with assessing the suitability of candidates for the role
Example: Google, MicrosoftSlide15
What can employers do?(Cont.)
An interview panel should be formed to assess and make sure the information provided or presented is accurate. This can be accomplished by making recordings of the flow of the interview.
Employers can offer a short-term probation period for the new employees before they are formally being recruited.
Companies should hire more experienced and fair staff to Human Resource Department in order to provide more efficient screening processSlide16
Goo
gle vs. Microsoft
Intense hiring war going on between this two companies
Both of the companies has set up tough tests for job applicants which includes brainteasers and some open-ended logic problems to make sure best candidates are chosen for the role.
They want their employees to be creative, passionate and ready to change the worldSlide17
Conclusion
To make the world more ethical, one of the most important things is
fairness
The recruitment process nowadays is flawed when you know you are going to get a job if you could be excelled in a 30 minutes interview.
Interview is not all about presentation itself but the ideas and abilities of the potential employees are more important
If a company is doing well in their recruitment process, it will have brighter future given it has the best employees among the industries.Slide18
Works Cited
http://humanresources.about.com/od/selectemployees/qt/candidate-background-checking.htm
http://
everyday-ethics.org/2009/02/the-ethics-of-misrepresentation-reasons-you-shouldn%E2%80%99t/
http://www.rmi.org.za/wp-content/themes/et-starter/docs/July2011_Labour_Focus.pdf
http://internsover40.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-resume-embellishment-exaggeration-or.html#Slide19
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