Human Resources Ethics

HR Ethics 1

Ethical Testing of Candidates

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HR Ethics 2

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This assignment strives to show why it is unethical for companies to implement personality tests as a way to hire qualified job applicants The arguments against using such tests are that they can be interpreted by the viewer 's biases and that it does not always measure the will of someone (such as ambition , heart or drive . My hope is proving that there are better ways of

dealing with the hiring process

HR Ethics 3

Ethical Testing of Candidates

The American economy faces difficult times in 2008 . One example of this reality is the current job market , with the number of applicants searching rising monthly . Media reports noted how Rhode Island residents have the largest unemployment rate in the country - at 8 .8 percent as of October 2008 (WJAR-TV , Nov . 4 , 2008 ) Grim news makes job hunting more of a burden for applicants because they can control the timetable for hiring a candidate

One way human resource professionals try making such decisions is testing . Intelligence tests are one way to determine how someone would handle the everyday responsibilities of the job . The problem is they are unethical at its face because the tests may be manipulated and thus could disqualify otherwise qualified applicants from receiving a job offer (1996 , Hogan ,

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Further , tests are not true indicators of a person . There are intangible characteristics , such as drive , heart and...