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Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
Everyone makes mistakes. Hiring partners are aware that mistakes happen. It is important to answer this question honestly and show that you can accept responsibility, be held accountable, and take appropriate steps so that the issue does not repeat itself.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
"Before law school, I worked as an office manager at a local auto repair store. In my role, I was responsible for collecting customer information from car owners who were coming in for repairs. If the repairs were needed due to an accident, I contacted their insurance companies to coordinate payment. One day we were very busy, and I mixed up two customers' information. When I emailed an insurance company, I sent over all the information for a customer who was not insured by them. This not only delayed payment for the customers, but it also resulted in a data breach since I had exposed the customer's information to a third party without their consent. I had to file a privacy report and work with my manager to ensure all applicable parties were notified. It taught me to slow down, which was hard in a customer service role. However, taking the extra time to be accurate and compliant would save more time than having to clean up such a situation."

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