Alex, a professional member, is a manager at a construction firm.

Alex, a professional member, is a manager at a construction firm. His boss asks him to fill two student job positions (a student engineering position and a student geoscience position) for the summer. After creating a Job posting and advertising the positions for one month, Alex receives 40 applications. During the review process, he discovers that the daughter of his old friend from university is one of the student job applicants. Alex is concerned that proceeding with the review of the applications will create a conflict of interest for him.

What actions can Alex take to remove any possible conflict of Interest in this situation?