#ConfidentialityBreach #Apology #RecruitmentMistake
So, I have a bit of a story to tell. 🙈 I was working on finding a replacement for a billing manager position, and I ended up accidentally reaching out to a current employee about the role. Major facepalm moment, am I right?
Here’s the kicker – the current employee is actually the manager who is being replaced. Talk about awkward! 😬
I quickly notified my manager and the CFO about my mistake, and they are handling the situation. But now I’m left wondering, how do I go about apologizing to the CFO for this major blunder? Any suggestions?
In the meantime, I think I’ve learned my lesson and will definitely be more careful when sourcing candidates in the future. Maybe it’s a good idea for all of us to double-check our sourcing parameters to avoid any potential mishaps like this one!
Have you ever experienced a similar situation? How did you handle it? Share your thoughts and advice below! 👇 #RecruitmentMistakes #ApologyEtiquette
I’ve done it myself, Sit in the chair long enough it’ll happen.
It’s a great learning opportunity to bring your attention back online. It’s a numbers game and “there’s many a slip twixt cup and lip”. …. The busier I am, the more I slow down my self-checking. I’ve even asked a colleague for a second set of eyes.
Sounds like the client is cool and anticipated the internals getting clued-in and has some wordplan to respond.
It’ll always be in the back of your mind going forward… it’s a merit badge of experience and make you better. Close this one with a top % candidate and they’ll forget about it immediately.
Live long and prosper. 🖖🏼
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s done this.
Manager wanted to fire current employee due to poor performance. Needed an immediate replacement. So I went through our database and found a good chunk of people. Somehow current employee was a duplicate in our system. Sent her an email, she responds back “am I getting fired??”