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My husband is job searching for the first time in 15 years. He reached out to a potential manager at another company regarding a job opening he heard about through acquaintances that work at the company. After he sent the email I asked if he sent it from his personal email (he used his phone which I knew was connected to his work email. He said 'no I sent it from my work'. I cringed and gave him the third degree that's the number one 'no-no' of job searching. Is there any way he can rectify himself from this or is it just luck? TIA
Most likely nothing will come of this unless his company has enough time and resources to monitor every email sent by every employee. I'd just learn and move on like veuvegirl said.
Most likely nothing will come of this unless his company has enough time and resources to monitor every email sent by every employee. I'd just learn and move on like veuvegirl said.
This above. Its more common then you may think. I've seen sent emails of resumed and cover letters before in my workplace. Ive even seen resumes saved on the computer that numerous people use and the people are still there years later.
He should move on and be sure that sent email is permanently deleted.
My husband is job searching for the first time in 15 years. He reached out to a potential manager at another company regarding a job opening he heard about through acquaintances that work at the company. After he sent the email I asked if he sent it from his personal email (he used his phone which I knew was connected to his work email. He said 'no I sent it from my work'. I cringed and gave him the third degree that's the number one 'no-no' of job searching. Is there any way he can rectify himself from this or is it just luck? TIA
There's nothing he can do. What's done is done. Like other's have indicated, unless the email triggered any rules, it's unlikely it'll even be noticed. Just make sure he stays off his company's resources moving forward.
Using Work Email vs Personal Employer to Contact Employers
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Originally Posted by Chickadee263
My husband is job searching for the first time in 15 years. He reached out to a potential manager at another company regarding a job opening he heard about through acquaintances that work at the company. After he sent the email I asked if he sent it from his personal email (he used his phone which I knew was connected to his work email. He said 'no I sent it from my work'. I cringed and gave him the third degree that's the number one 'no-no' of job searching. Is there any way he can rectify himself from this or is it just luck? TIA
If at all possible, using the pretext of bringing up his value proposition, he ought to consider sending another message of some sort, using his personal email address, this time.
He can either leave it at that, hoping the OP 'gets it' that s/he should reply via his personal email address or he can add a line at the end of his second message, indicating his personal email address is the preferred method of contacting him.
Unless something is done, there is a possibility the employer company will reply via his work email address which will compound the problem and increase the likelihood of his getting noticed/busted.
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In addition, the prospective employer may question the wisdom of the sender to use a company email instead of personal email. They may also glance at the date/time and wonder if this person is so comfortable using company resources (including time) to apply elsewhere. The odds of it becoming an issue is small, but, it's not something an employee should blow off as "no big deal, this is normal". You'll be surprised at what a prospective employer may notice.
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I cringed and gave him the third degree that's the number one 'no-no' of job searching. Is there any way he can rectify himself from this or is it just luck? TIA
Using Work Email vs Personal Employer to Contact Employers
