Is it ethical to write a ‘hyped-up’ letter of recommendation or one that is only lukewarm or vague?

Choose ONE of the following prompts for your response.
1) Is it ethical to write a ‘hyped-up’ letter of recommendation or one that is only lukewarm or vague? How would you feel if someone you trust wrote you either a letter of recommendation that stretches the truth or one that is less than glowing?
2) Job candidate Karen is an older job seeker who is worried that her age will hurt her during her job search. While preparing her resume, she has decided to omit the year she graduated from college and to leave off several positions she held earlier in her career so that she will appear younger to recruiters. Is what she is doing unethical?

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