Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

[Ebussman]

Soooo I am a new graduate and recently had an interview that I thought went really well. I got asked back for a peer interview and I felt that went well too. I thought I got along well with the staff. So I had the interview with the hiring manager on Monday and the peer on Thursday. During the peer interview I was told I would hear back early the next week. So on weds when I hadn't heard I emailed the hiring manager to reiterate my interest and ask if any decisions have been made. However, in my email I made a small typo... The interview was on 6/5 and I accidently wrote 5/5... I received this email in response....

You interviewed on June 5th with me, not May 5th. You then were Peer Interviewed on June 8th. There are other candidates going through the same process. We will be making a decision on Friday.

Thanks for your interest.

So I'm super frustrated now because I feel like I made her mad and now she won't want to hire me.. Can anyone shed any light on the situation?

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

My boss frequently comes across rather harsh in emails and I will think she's upset about something, then i'll talk to her in person and realize she isn't. To the point, factual emails are just a result of quickly firing out replies to a hundred emails a day. I've learned not to read into the tone.

In this case, however, I wouldn't be too optimistic.

[/username, BSN, RN]

Keep applying for more jobs.

[/username, BSN, RN]

Guess What.... The Nurse Recruiter is also a member of this forum too!!!:woot:Woot Woot!

Do you think it's safe to say that OP is not in the running then?

[GrumpyRN, NP]

If there are a lot of people going for the same post and everyone is pretty equal then you need some way to cut applicants.

One person I knew when the advertisement for the post said apply on a form would reject people who also sent a CV (resume) because as she said if they can't read the advert then I can use this to whittle people down.

You, unfortunately, have given a perfect excuse to reject you because,

a) you were told you would hear from them and you contacted them.

b) You made a silly typo.

Not fair I know but sometimes that's all it takes to separate the sheep from the goats.

Don't let this worry you too much, happens to us all and good luck in the future.

[nursel56]

During the peer interview I was told I would hear back early the next week. So on weds when I hadn't heard I emailed the hiring manager to reiterate my interest and ask if any decisions have been made. However, in my email I made a small typo... The interview was on 6/5 and I accidently wrote 5/5... I received this email in response....

You interviewed on June 5th with me, not May 5th. You then were Peer Interviewed on June 8th. There are other candidates going through the same process. We will be making a decision on Friday.

I tend to be the anxious type, but I find that many times when I ass-u-me someone is snippy or mad at me, they weren't. They're stressed or busy. If you say (you shouldn't) "I am so sorry I got the month wrong in my email", she'll probably say, "what are you talking about?" So disregard it and carry on.

If it doesn't work out, I doubt your inquiry will be the reason. Best wishes for a successful job hunt!

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

If there are a lot of people going for the same post and everyone is pretty equal then you need some way to cut applicants.

One person I knew when the advertisement for the post said apply on a form would reject people who also sent a CV (resume) because as she said if they can't read the advert then I can use this to whittle people down.

You, unfortunately, have given a perfect excuse to reject you because,

a) you were told you would hear from them and you contacted them.

b) You made a silly typo.

Not fair I know but sometimes that's all it takes to separate the sheep from the goats.

Don't let this worry you too much, happens to us all and good luck in the future.

A silly typo which you wouldn't have made had you spelled out "June" instead of taking the less formal route of typing 6/5. In that situation, I think I would have spelled out the date (more professional) and proofread the email a few times before sending it. I'm thinking you're probably no longer in the running for this job.

I once applied for a job at the University of Iowa and used a template I had created back in the days when computers and word processing were really new. I addressed it to the "University of Idaho" at the Iowa address. Guess who didn't get that job?

[Ebussman]

Haha yes that's a good point. Thank you

[mushyrn, BSN, RN]

Learn from it, if you don't get the job. In the future, learn to care when you send emails.

[HermioneG, BSN, RN]

OP, I'm so sorry to hear, good luck with everything! I have no advice to give since I am totally new to this, but I wish you all the luck in the world!

[whatdayisit11to7Nrse]

I read into things too. It's understandable. But try not to stress because either way, whether you got the job or not, focusing too much on the email won't help.good luck to you 😉

[Ebussman]

Sooo I just got offered the job! Guess it just goes to show that you can never truly decipher what someone means over email lol. I'm so surprised tho.

[caliotter3]

Yay! Congrats!