So I just sent out an email to an analyst that I met and got coffee with over winter break inquiring about a potential summer internship. In the email, I messed up one of his coworkers names. So say the guy I was sending the email to name was Rick, the VP was Tom, and the MD was Paul. In the email I said, I would love to work under you, Rick, and Paul. How do I go about fixing this? Should I just leave it? There is no way that he wouldn't notice this.
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I've done something similar - it all comes down to whether the guy is a hardass or not. I also never made the mistake again so at worst, it's a learning opportunity. Don't sweat it too much man, these things happen - just make sure you triple check the next time. I like writing an email and not sending, doing something else for awhile, and coming back to re-read. You tend to catch errors better that way.
So you think it’s just best to leave it? Still can’t believe I completely missed that. I got coffee with the guy I sent the email to over winter break and he told me to reach out around now for the internship
100% leave it.
You try to fix it now, you'll just draw more attention to the error.
For instance - I went on a first date and casually told the innocent nice lady we'd have fun making hot monkey sex. I got worried because said girl seemed like a virgin. However, I never said anything hoping she didn't pay attention to it. Two days later I was balls deep.
Crucial lesson on the importance of proofreading.
Made this same exact mistake before. Best bet is to leave it, the response back will depend on the individual. In my experience, the mistake was ignored and that was it.
Great learning lesson though.
If I liked the individual - thought he/she was smart, potential good fit, etc - then I’d let it slide. If I was already iffy on the person, I’d just let it be another data point to add to my “reasons for no” list.
Like others said - just leave it.
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