Business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Faculty of Administrative Sciences National University Sudan

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1 Business ethics and corporate social responsibility Faculty of Administrative Sciences National University Sudan

2 Week 6 Employee s Ethics: Getting a Job, Getting a Promotion, Leaving

3 The Resume Introduction A resume is the first and maybe the only chance to impress a potential employer. What are the ethics of presenting your qualifications on a sheet of paper? Positive resume misrepresentations are those items on a resume that simply aren t true. Examples include:

4 False credentials Positive resume misrepresentations These are certificates of accomplishment that don t exist. False experience This is the easiest kind of resume misrepresentation. Claiming experience doesn't exist.

5 False chronology Positive resume misrepresentations Anyone who s suffered long periods of unemployment or just been fired from a job and taken a while to find another one has surely been tempted to adjust the dates on their resume to make it seem as though they went smoothly from one post to another. False references Listing someone to guarantee for your experience who really won t or can t.

6 Resume Verification Most medium and larger companies pass resumes through human resources departments and they confirm the claims of job seekers. Degrees obtained can typically be verified. Dates of previous employment and job titles can be verified. False information may come to light sooner or later.

7 Kinds of Job Promotions Two major promotion tracks run through many organizations: one based on accomplishment, the other on competition. Accomplishment promotions: Are those scheduled for workers attaining specific goals. For example, those who achieve a certain number of clients or reach a level of total investment money. Competitive promotions : These are situations where workers within a group aren t only teammates but also competitors trying to climb the hierarchy s next level.

8 Ethical Issues along the Way to a New Job Most people leave one job for another, they learn of a new position, apply, interview, and win the post. Ethical issues occurs because employee are on their way to a new job, some of the most commonly issues: Time abuse: the use of company time to seek another job. Equipment-use abuse: Using the firm s equipment as part of the effort to find a job elsewhere. (occupying an employer s computers, telephones, and similar as part of the effort to find a job elsewhere )

9 Ethical Issues along the Way to a New Job Skill theft: Taking specific, job-related abilities acquired at one company to another. Client adoption: Moving to a new company and helping it appropriate part of the former company s client base. Market adoption: Moving to a new company and helping it appropriate part of the former company s market. Idea appropriation: Taking ideas belonging to the old company to the new one.

10 The Ethics of Quitting There s a difference between giving a few weeks notice that you ve decided to leave your job, and suddenly walking out three days before the year s most important presentation. Notice must be provided to the current employer.

11 Thank You Q&A