Ethics and Teaching Employment Interviewing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Description
As teachers and advisors, virtually all communication faculty counsel students preparing for job interviews. The advice we give students regarding this critical interaction says much about our ethics of professional and personal communication. In this essay, we explore the ethical implications of recommendations about how to communicate during employment interviews. We first summarize accepted principles of ethical communication and show how they apply to employment interviewing. We then identify kinds of interviewing advice that appear to depart from these standards. Next, we consider possible justifications for these departures and conclude they are not warranted. Finally, we propose ways to teach interviewing that are consistent with ethical communication standards.
Citation Information
Kirkwood, William G.; and Ralston, Steven M.. 1996. Ethics and Teaching Employment Interviewing. Communication Education. Vol.45(2). 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634529609379045 ISSN: 0363-4523