{"id":82549,"date":"2022-04-28T04:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isarta.com\/news\/?p=82549"},"modified":"2022-05-04T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:50:34","slug":"ethical-dilemma-is-it-such-a-good-question-in-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isarta.com\/news\/ethical-dilemma-is-it-such-a-good-question-in-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Question about work ethic: a good idea in a job interview?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In February articles in Forbes<\/a>, entrepreneur and career coach Isaiah Hankel included among the recruiting trends a question that more and more of his clients have had to answer: “Tell me about a time you violated your own work ethic.” Yikes… Not so easy to answer, right?
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Isaiah Hankel is the founder of Cheeky Scientist, a company that helps PhDs find jobs that match their skills. And, he says, more and more recruiters are asking this tricky question in interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems to be a new way of asking, ‘What are your weaknesses,'” he explains in his article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the trend is real, it may be a way for recruiters to get a more authentic answer to the traditional “weaknesses” question, which usually calls for cautious responses, such as “I’m too much of a perfectionist!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To answer the question, the career coach reminds us, “it’s best to choose a weakness that doesn’t compromise our ability to succeed in the job we want.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A rather… marginal trend?<\/strong>
After doing some research on the subject, it appears that there is indeed a category of questions that address “ethical dilemmas” (see a reference here<\/a>). Here are some examples of interview questions related to ethics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n