CVs & email addresses

TELLIT01

I agree with all the others who are saying to use a conventional e-mail address for job related purposes. You may think your e-mail address is brilliant but that view may not be shared by those vetting the applications.
If the only thing about your CV that stands out is a wierd e-mail address I don't think it is likely to end up on the top of the 'Must See' pile, more likely in the circular filing cabinet!

mattcanary

DKLS wrote: »

Your own domain is the way to go.

I was ploughing though some CVs this afternoon with a colleague, I was busy scanning one of the more interesting whens one when he shouted out "America online! !!!!!!! this tool has applied for a techie job and has a aol email"

The candidates cv was promptly binned.

And what is this story supposed to say?

theoretica

I think there are very few industries and recruiters where having a boring email would count against you and an interesting one in your favour. So why not play it safe?

theoretica

mattcanary wrote: »

And what is this story supposed to say?

I read it as think about what comes after the @ as well as before.

chib

I agree with others, a professional email every time.

But this...

DKLS wrote: »

Your own domain is the way to go.

I was ploughing though some CVs this afternoon with a colleague, I was busy scanning one of the more interesting whens one when he shouted out "America online! !!!!!!! this tool has applied for a techie job and has a aol email"

The candidates cv was promptly binned.

Nonsense. If I'd heard of a hiring manager in our organisation behave in such a way, it wouldn't be the CV getting binned!

Doshwaster

I always think an email address is important especially when applying for tech-savy professional jobs. That includes what comes before the @ and what comes after.

Before should be as close to your real name as possible.
After should be a ideally be a personal domain, Gmail is acceptable but Hotmail is pushing it. ISP-specific domains are OK but show a lack of originality. I'd have a good laugh an an AOL.com (or even Compuserve.com) but probably interview them out of curiosity.

Anything with a silly address will probably get ignored though I may be tempted to call in "sexykitten@"

And, of course, don't use your existing work email address - though it's amazing how many people do!

I'm fortunate to have a relatively unusual surname so I own my own .com but I can imagine it is harder if you are a John or Jane Smith.

noelphobic

kazzah wrote: »

I HATE HATE HATE e mail addresses that are "quirky"
I work in the voluntary sector and frequently get asked on forums etc by people to "e -mail me that fact/info sheet please"

so I then have to trawl through HUNDREDS of e mail addresses which may or may not be relevant for the one which that person uses - because they don't want to put their address on a forum ( quite correct) but then I have to send them a Pm to ask them for their e mail address because I think i am e mailing Jane Smith - but it turns out her e mail address is "sillybillymumof6kids @ " etc.............in my working life I TRULY wish I could have a rule about everyone ONLY having e mail addresses with their given name and possibly one other identifying feature in it......................

and then DON'T get me started on running a database where the mum is known by one last name, the child by another and the address goes to a third name................................................. i spend half of my working day trying to "find" people..................

OMG - I can't believe how good it feels to get that off my chest............. so OP - I am with your mum on this one ( but I suspect i am a similar age to her!) and would disregard an applicant with a "non professional" name..........................
I'm off now to change my e mail address to; miserablemiddleagedbatleaxe@fedup.com

If someone asks me to send them an email then I ask them to send me their email address, unless I already have it.

Why do you need to 'trawl through HUNDREDS of email addresses'?

DKLS

mattcanary wrote: »

And what is this story supposed to say?

I take it your not a techie.

chib wrote: »

I agree with others, a professional email every time.

But this...

Nonsense. If I'd heard of a hiring manager in our organisation behave in such a way, it wouldn't be the CV getting binned!

Good job we didn't tell the idiots in HR then isn't it.

Flyonthewall

Everyone is always saying email addresses should be professional, your name is best.

However, my main email address wasn't my name and I wanted to be emailed at an address I was actually going to remember to look at, not one just done for jobs.

My email was based on the title of something I was a fan of. Nothing childish or dodgy. It was actually a talking point with a couple of people I had interviews with as they asked me if that's what it was based on and that they liked it too.

Whether it stood out previously or just when they'd looked at it on the day of the interview I don't know. Connecting with those interviewing you over something other than the job is a good thing though, it shows you're more likely to fit in.

Obviously it depends what you're a fan of and who sees it and all. It's not always a really bad thing though. It could actually work in your favour.

Savvy_Sue

firstname.lastname@whatever works for me.

Another reason for it is that if the hiring manager says 'can you email KxMx and ask them ... ' then it's really easy if you can start typing KxMx into the address field and get the 'right' name up.

If your name's NOT in your email address then it is harder to find.