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Would this be grounds for dismissal?

Seven months after the new employee began working for your company you learn that he did so well on the interview because he had one of his friends do the interview with the same interviewer the day before his own interview.

Since then, he's done well and CV along with all the references check out but...he definitely had an advantage when it came to the interview.

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Absolutely not. The applicant hasn't done anything wrong, and in fairness there should never be two interviews the same: just as the applicants are all different & unique, the interviewer should adapt each interview to the candidate in front of them.

You could pull up the interviewer about their standards & performance, but certainly nothing to criticise the employee who was clearly a good choice.

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Other Answers (5)

• I would say no, unless the new employee lied about it. He had an advantage because he took the initiative to create the advantage. His actions were shrewd, and skirt the fringes of ethical behavior. But it's not a slam dunk "you're fired."
• Not grounds for dismissal.
• no
  if anything, it shows initiative!
• No he is not breaking any terms or conditions by doing that and if he is doing well now then good for him!
• no,it not necessary to dismiss,if he done well in the later job.