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In December we ran an article (link below) by the National Ethics Association about how to identify and hire honest, trustworthy employees. Among the advice provided was to ask some specific questions to probe for ethical job behaviors and attitudes.
The goal with the questions isn’t just to hire someone who’s honest, but to hire someone who shares your core values. As the article says, you can always train someone who’s missing desired skills, but it’s impossible to implant core values into someone who lacks them. Here are some of the suggested questions:
• Have you ever observed a work colleague stealing? What did you do about it?
• Have you ever had a boss, colleague, or vendor ask you to do something wrong? How did it make you feel? What did you do about it?
• Have you ever done anything yourself at work that bothered your conscience? What was it and how did you respond?
• What are the main actions you take to assure client confidentiality?
Any other advice/good ideas on how to identify candidates who share your core values?
Insurance Forums | Honesty first: 8 steps to finding trustworthy employees
The goal with the questions isn’t just to hire someone who’s honest, but to hire someone who shares your core values. As the article says, you can always train someone who’s missing desired skills, but it’s impossible to implant core values into someone who lacks them. Here are some of the suggested questions:
• Have you ever observed a work colleague stealing? What did you do about it?
• Have you ever had a boss, colleague, or vendor ask you to do something wrong? How did it make you feel? What did you do about it?
• Have you ever done anything yourself at work that bothered your conscience? What was it and how did you respond?
• What are the main actions you take to assure client confidentiality?
Any other advice/good ideas on how to identify candidates who share your core values?
Insurance Forums | Honesty first: 8 steps to finding trustworthy employees
