How did everyone answer the question....

[Anonymous]

did you ever see a co-worker do anything unethical? I haven't witnessed it but wanted to see what other people's answers are...thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

did you ever see a co-worker do anything unethical? I haven't witnessed it but wanted to see what other people's answers are...thanks!

You don't put yourself in that position to be around unethical people, that's my answer.

 

[Anonymous]

You don't put yourself in that position to be around unethical people, that's my answer.

LOL...so funny, then no one at NN would ever get a job if they were asked this question!

 

[Anonymous]

You don't put yourself in that position to be around unethical people, that's my answer.

What you wrote is all well and good, except that's only half the battle.

There are times when you cant control who comes at you. What if an unethical person lands in your lap? Suppose it's your DBM that unethical... then what do you do?

 

[Anonymous]

Doesn't make sense? You can't handle if unethical people are put around you. The answer to that question is a trap.

 

[Anonymous]

What you wrote is all well and good, except that's only half the battle.

There are times when you cant control who comes at you. What if an unethical person lands in your lap? Suppose it's your DBM that unethical... then what do you do?

Like poster 5 says, this question is a trap. There is no good answer, the more you talk about this question, the more likely you are going to get weeded out of a job. I was given a similar question like this at an interview, I did not get the job. When I asked about feedback from my interview and why I did not get the job, they told me they did not agree with the way I handled a shady partner. That was their only negative feedback for me, oh well lesson learned, do not reveal anything that involves ethics in future interviews.

 

[Anonymous]

What you wrote is all well and good, except that's only half the battle.

There are times when you cant control who comes at you. What if an unethical person lands in your lap? Suppose it's your DBM that unethical... then what do you do?

Don't go to HR

 

[Anonymous]

Like poster 5 says, this question is a trap. There is no good answer, the more you talk about this question, the more likely you are going to get weeded out of a job. I was given a similar question like this at an interview, I did not get the job. When I asked about feedback from my interview and why I did not get the job, they told me they did not agree with the way I handled a shady partner. That was their only negative feedback for me, oh well lesson learned, do not reveal anything that involves ethics in future interviews.

So how would you answer the question?

 

[Anonymous]

So how would you answer the question?

My answer would be "I have been fortunate in my career to not have witnessed unethical behavior" that's it. This question is meant to trip you up, unless you think you have an answer to knock it out the park with, don't go there with this question.

 

[Anonymous]

So how did you answer the question? It does seem like a trick question. I think managers for the most part don't want drama or BS to deal with. If you say I brought it (whatever "it" was) to you managers attention, that might be a turn off if they don't want a tattletale. If you dealt with it directly, that may be bad because you did not report thus excluding the micro managing DM. If you say you never witnessed unethical behavior, they would think you are a moron who is either naive or blind.

 

[Anonymous]

I stated that I was fortunate to never witness unethical behavior as a pharmaceutical representative but I did have some life experiences I could speak to. I than shared 1 story and how I handled the situation. You can always go the route of I took the proper protocol. For example if your referencing an experience at another company Simply state what the company wanted you to do in that situation and than state what you did. I dont see this as a trick question since being in pharma there are a Ton of lawsuits and being unethical can lead to a giant fine. If I were a hiring manager I would want to know that if something was happening I could count on that rep to do exactly what the company asked of him in that situation. Nothing more nothing less.

 

[Anonymous]

It was said in an interview by a Regional when with another company that if you ever witness unethical behavior. . .it is everyone's responsibility to bring it to the company's attention because that behavior puts the company at risk.