INTEGRITY | HONESTY Flashcards
Discuss a time when your integrity was challenged. How did you handle it?
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Situation. The candidate first gives context by describing the situation, including the causes and potential consequences.
Task. The candidate then describes what their task was in the situation. This could be a self determined or an assigned task.
Action. The candidate explains the actions they took. They should give a detailed, step by step account of what they did.
Result. The candidate finishes their answer which explaining the results. Preferably there will be some kind of achievement or growth shown.
Tell me about a time when you experienced a loss for doing what is right. How did you react?
Situation. At a previous employer had to report a coworker for safety violations knowing they would find out because I was the only witness
Task. Go to the on duty supervisor and tell him the employee is operating without proper fall restraint. We already had fatality for this same action.
Action. Told him if he didn’t get down would have to report him, reported him, explain to him my reasoning and that I want him to go home to his family the material we were loading
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Tell me about a business situation when you felt honesty was inappropriate. Why? What did you
do?
Angry with colleague/superior
narcissistic boss
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Give a specific example of a policy you conformed to with which you did not agree. Why?
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Describe a time when you were asked to keep information confidential. What did you
specifically do to ensure that confidentiality was maintained?
Situation. Larrys high utilization notes.
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Give examples of how you have acted with integrity in your job/work relationships.
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Tell me about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond?
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On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace. Tell me about such an
occurrence and how you handled it.
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Tell me about a specific time when you had to handle a tough problem which challenged
fairness or ethnical issues.
Situation. Consolidation
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Action. Hold meetings, send memorandums up that had honest feedback that I knew was not going to be accepted well by those receiving it
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Trust requires personal accountability. Can you tell about a time when you chose to trust
someone only to find out that it was a mistake? How did you handle the situation?
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From time to time, everyone takes a shortcut when doing his/her job. Can you tell me about a
time when you took a shortcut that resulted in a serious problem? How did you handle it? What
did you learn from this experience?
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We have all seen examples of a time when a manager or a co-worker breaks the rules or acts in
a dishonest and unprofessional manner. Can you please provide an example of when this has
happened to you? What actions did you take, if any, to handle the situation?
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We work with a great deal of confidential information. Describe how you would have handled
sensitive information in a past work experience. What strategies would you utilize to maintain
confidentiality when pressured by others?
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Tell me about a time when your ethics were tested and how you handled the situation
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