The Case Of Ramona

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As a recent college graduate, I know how it feels to rank in the top of your class and have tons of options and companies who are interested in seeing you join their team like Ramona. The challenge is knowing whether or not the potential employers are selling you “the best opportunity.” The decisions that you have to make between whether or not you will be a “good” fit for the company and if the company is “legit” run through your mind before the initial conversation you have with the recruiter or hiring manager. Most top corporations love to spoil their potential employees with luxurious items or pleasures to persuade them and win them over through buying off potential employees. After reading, I believe that Ramona should not take the offer …show more content…

It takes just a few actions or choices to set ones’ integrity, but takes quite a few actions to reverse once it goes wrong. Corporate integrity “is the ability to act with honesty and be consistent in whatever it is you are doing based on the particular moral, value or belief compass you have.” In relation to the reading, when Ramona asked the Recruiter if the article was inaccurate and the recruiter responded “Well, our PR people do make a habit of taking promotional photos in exotic locations, but of course most of our products are actually developed in our laboratories right here in Seattle.” The employee clearly does not value honesty, that is not to say that all of the employees are this way, but as a Recruiter your job is to seek talent and set the tone for potential employee. The CEO’s behavior and attitude towards the employees of the company set the tone of how as a potential employee she will act or be treated. If the CEO does not have integrity, a startup usually

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