DP2

DecisionPoint
http://proethica.org/ontology/cases#DecisionPoint

DP2

Should Doe accept the management position secured through his reframed resume without disclosing the actual proportion of his managerial versus technical experience, or should he proactively clarify the nature and extent of his managerial background before accepting?

Having revised his resume to emphasize managerial experience, Doe is offered a management position by an aerospace company whose hiring decision was based on the reframed resume. Doe must now decide whether to accept the position, knowing that his resume created an impression of managerial competence that significantly overstates the actual proportion of his managerial experience relative to his technical design background. The employer has not independently verified the depth of his managerial qualifications.

Accept the management role as offered, relying on the resume as submitted and making no proactive effort to clarify to the employer that managerial responsibilities constituted only a minor portion of his twelve-year career, allowing the employer's hiring decision to stand on the basis of the reframed presentation.

Before accepting the offer, proactively inform the employer that while the resume accurately identifies genuine managerial experience, the dominant substance of his career has been technical design work, and that he is confident in his ability to grow into the management role — giving the employer the opportunity to make a fully informed hiring decision.

Decline the current offer, withdraw the reframed resume, and reapply with a resume that accurately represents the balance of technical and managerial experience, accepting the risk that an honest presentation may reduce his chances of securing a management role.

Engineer Candidate Offered Position Under Reframed Credentials