You are the final decision-maker for hiring employees in each organization listed in the two examples below. Assume each applicant is fully qualified for the position and has all the requisite knowledge, skills, abilities, licenses or certifications, and education. Then you receive verified, credible documentary evidence showing that:
1. About a year prior to his prospective hiring date, an applicant for the police department publicly stated that he would lie in court to secure a conviction and would lie in an internal or criminal investigation to protect a fellow officer.
2. About a year prior to his prospective hiring date, an applicant for a local newspaper reporter position pseudonymously but publicly stated he would sign legal documents with a false name in an effort to invalidate the documents, and he openly encouraged others to do the same.
Again, assume that as any diligent employer would, you investigated the allegations in both examples and found credible derogatory evidence substantiating them. Each example presents the same decision for you to make: Even though each applicant is fully qualified, is each applicant suitable for the job he or she is seeking with your organization?
