A few years ago we had a speaker on campus who talked about good tactics for can

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A few years ago we had a speaker on campus who talked about good tactics for candidates when interviewing for jobs.

A young man had a question for the speaker. He had interviewed with several firms, one of which was his clear first choice. He was still being considered for that job, but was not going to hear from the company for several weeks. In the meantime, he had received an job offer from one of the companies that was not at the top of his list of most desirable employers. The company that made the offer wanted a response within a week, which would likely be before the young man had heard back from his first-choice employer. So, his question was, "What should I do?".

The speaker suggested that the young man tell the employer who had made an offer that he had another offer (not true) so that he could buy some time while waiting to hear from his first choice. This approach, of course, would make the candidate seem more desirable and possibly encourage the company that had made an offer to wait longer for a response.

Was this advice ethical? Why or why not? What principle might apply?

Explanation / Answer

The suggestion made by the speaker is not ethically right. If we see from teleological ethical system, that concerns about the result f an act, the result of such an act may not turn up good for the company that has made a call. It may be possible that the company might have other options of candidates to choose from for the same post with equal callibre of the person whom the company may loss if it keeps waiting for the young man.

Thus the principle of teleological thical system could be apply here.

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