According to the findings of a national survey carried out by Creative Group, a US firm that provides marketing and web services, almost eight out of ten advertising and marketing executives have confessed to making a mistake when sending an email. Read on to find out how to avoid the mistakes that can put an end to a career!
The most common mistakes range from sending an e-mail to the wrong person, accidentally sending out salary information or other personal data to the entire staff, unwittingly e-mailing a new job search to the boss, and sending personal photos as attachments instead of business spreadsheets.
Always giving your e-mail your individed attention and thinking twice before hitting the "Reply all" button are the best means of avoiding what can be unforgiveable errors.
"Email mistakes can be painfully visible and viral," says Megan Slabinski, Executive Director of the Creative Group. "Professionals must be especially careful in this economy not to do anything that could cause employers to question their competence or judgment, and that means paying close attention when sending any kind of message, particularly if the information is sensitive."
There are utilites like those at SperrySoftware.com or SlipStick .com that will prevent a majority of these problems.Of course, no tool can overcome that most insidious of problems - the lack of thinking before hitting Send
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