Vishal Chandarana, an unemployed research analyst, recently registered for the CFA Level I exam. After two months of intense interviewing, he accepts a job with a stock brokerage company in a different region of the country. Chandarana posts on a social media blog how being a CFA candidate really helped him get a job. He also notes how relieved he was when his new employer didn’t ask him about being fired from his former employer. Which CFA Institute Code of Ethics or Standards of Professional Conduct did Chandarana least likely violate?
C is correct because there is no evidence Chandarana violated Standard VII (B) with regard to his being a CFA candidate. Specifically, Chandarana does not overstate his competency or imply he will achieve superior performance as a result of his CFA designation. It does appear Chandarana did not act with integrity when he hid information that could potentially harm his new employer’s reputation, thus violating Standard I (D) Professionalism (Misconduct) and Standard IV (A) Duty to Employers (Loyalty).