With the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, it's becoming increasing important to hire and keep good and responsible people. The tightening regulations of the SOX Act demonstrate that companies need to practice corporate responsibility. Nevertheless, companies are essentially composed of people who are the employees. Therefore, it is essential that companies hire ethical employees.
It can be challenging to teach ethics to employees because ethics are often linked to the personalities and moral characters of individuals. If it is difficult to train employees in the subject of ethics, then companies must begin hiring ethical people right from the start.
The hiring process will often involve reading cover letters, and the information in these cover letters can be very relevant in choosing ethical and responsible people. From simply reading a candidate's cover letter, hirers will be able to determine the type of positive personality traits that a person may or may not have.
For example, people with moral character and responsible personality traits tend to have engaged in volunteering or community projects. Responsible people will also have a history of leadership roles, and experiences in taking initiative. Of course, the experience, qualifications and skills in a candidate's cover letter may be inadequate to give you the total picture of an employee's ethical character. That is why interviews can be important to understand a candidate at an individual and personal level. Nevertheless, cover letters will give you a quick introduction to the characteristics of a person and their likely moral character.
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