Choose ONE of the two perspectives (either Deontology or Utilitarianism) and use it to analyze the following case study. What would your chosen ethical model say to Nicole? What advice would it give her? Should she "stretch the truth" on her resume (according to your ethical model)? Why or why not?
Case study:
Graduation is months away, and Nicole still doesn't have a job. Thousands of dollars in college loans are backing up and payments are due soon. Furthermore, her mother was recently laid off, and her parents are in need of some supplemental income. Stress and pressure, then, is building as Nicole remains jobless.
Fortunately, she just received a request from a marketing firm to send in her resume. However, Nicole's resume is not quite up to the standard that this job expects. She has had an internship in marketing before, even excelled in the subject at school, but she doesn't have the proper list of real-world experience her employers will desire. When pondering the issue, she realizes that she could exaggerate her responsibilities from her internship. Although she was typically filing and making coffee, she could say that she "wrote" a report she had in truth transcribed. When she staffed the front desk, she could claim she was doing "client intake." And even though she quit after a quarter due to boredom, she could say she worked there for six months.
Nicole believes she is competent and capable of doing the job well but is afraidthather futureemployers might not recognizethis based solely on her resume. Since she is buried in debt and her family is in need, is it ethical for Nicole to alter some facts on her resume?
*PLEASE remember that you are answering this question on the basis of a chosen ETHICAL MODEL (either Utilitarianism or Deontology) in your essay post and thus should not discuss your own personal opinion on this case study in 250 words.