The Job Interview

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how employment interviews have undergone many changes in the area of ethics since the 1950s. The paper looks at how, during the 1950's and 1960's, there was much less emphasis placed on ethics in the employment interviewing process when compared with the emphasis placed on interviewing ethics in the current organizational environment. The paper also looks at how, during that same period, there was a great deal of unethical behavior in the interviewing process as it pertained to women and minorities. However, it seems there was also less deception on the part of employers and employees during this time in history. The paper concludes that, overall, there were substantial changes in employment interview ethics over the past sixty years.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Employment Interview Ethics
1950s and 1960s
1970s and the 1980s
1990s through the Present
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"As it pertains to pre-employment screening, some employers are using drastic measures to ensure that applicants possess the character that the organization desires to have in an employee. To this end, some organizations perform electronic searches on individuals seeking employment. Such searches are used to "weed out" any employees that could display behaviors that are undesirable to the company or organization. The type of information employers look for during such searches may include derogatory pictures or language the person has used."

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