Jessica Villareal is a manager at Visibility Media. During an interview with Chloe Schwartz, a candidate for the new marketing position, Villareal catches Schwartz in a lie about a fact unrelated to the job. Villareal needs to fill the position quickly, but she also knows that Visibility Media should continually strive to uphold high ethical standards. What is Villareal'sbest course of action?
A) She should ask Schwartz to come in for a second interview.
B) She should inform Schwartz of the company ethics code.
C) She should not hire Schwartz.
D) She should check Schwartz's references.

Question

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C) Hiring someone who has lied during the interview process could compromise the company's ethical standards, regardless of the relevance of the lie to the job duties.

Jessica Villareal Is a Manager at Visibility Media