The Friend Factor: Hiring Based on Merit, Not Friendship

Make Ethical Choices in the Workplace! Intriguing Scenario: Imagine your first design internship! Your best friend is looking for a job, but your boss is looking to hire the most qualified candidate. Should you recommend your friend or promote a fair hiring process?

Develop Ethical Decision-Making Skills: This engaging worksheet uses a relatable scenario to equip students with the critical thinking skills needed to navigate ethical dilemmas in the workplace, especially when personal connections are involved.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of fairness and ethical conduct in professional settings.
• Analyze the potential consequences of favoritism in the hiring process.
• Develop strategies for making ethical choices that benefit both friends and employers.

Common Core State Standards Alignment:

• RL.9-10.2: Informational Text: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development.
• D.9-10.8: Evaluate Credibility of Sources: Distinguish claims from facts.
• SL.11-12.1: Discussions: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Bonus Activity: Research examples of ethical codes of conduct in different professions. How do these codes promote fairness in the workplace?

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