Sometimes it bothered me to come down on somebody for dishonesty when the person was otherwise qualified for the job. However, I was aware that sometimes there were dozens of applicants for a single job. Why should somebody be rewarded with a job for taking an unfair advantage?

When people were being dishonest, I often tried to make sure they knew I had discovered their dishonesty. Perhaps they might not try it the next time. After 25 years of asking questions, I got pretty good at detecting dishonesty. The challenge of it helped keep the job interesting. Most of the time, though, I tried to make sure people had a good time when I was interviewing them. It made me have a good time, too - and they were much more likely to be cooperative and truthful. Sometimes, people wondered about hearing the sound of laughter coming from an investigator's office - but it worked very well for me.

-Joe-