Cheating in School Versus Cheating in the Real World :: Business

Cheating in School Versus Cheating in the Real World Cheating has been a study concern for institutions of higher learning. Institutions fear cheating because of the reputation dishonest people will establish for that institution. After a learner has learned s of all timeal in(predicate) ways to cheat and not be caught, is he or she more likely to employ the same tactics in his or her workplace? The student will use those tactics, but in the real world, such acts are not called cheating tactics, but business strategy. Several years ago, Clemson University was approached by a perspective employer. A business man visited the school and announced that the company wanted to hire some new staff members. In order to be more selective of the persons to get called in for interviews, the man announced an online exam that the students must take. Depending on the results, the company would then get in touch with the individuals. unity student that is v ery interested considers his options. He could choose to take the exam using his real name and receive a performance grade ground on his knowledge of the tough material the exam would hire. Or, his second option use a false identity, get the questions, go out to reliable sources and ask for answers, and then post answers to the exam under his real name. The student opted for the second option. He got the test questions, went to professors, searched online, and found as many of the answers as he could. He posted his answers. Within a week, the company representative called the student in for an interview. The first statement out of the interviewers mouth No one has ever scored that high on our online test. The next How did you do it? The students response began with honestly and he unveiled his unique plan to succeed on the test. The interviewer was ball over no one had ever admitted to cheating on the online test before. A job was offered.