CVs & email addresses

TBagpuss

noelphobic wrote: »

It is quite hard to get a new email address now which is just your first and last name followed by Hotmail, gmail etc. I've had a Hotmail email account for years in that format. However, when I opened an email account with gmail just for job hunting I had to put an initial between my first and last names.

I agre, but something such as JSmith1@ gmail is much more professional than ILoveCumberbatch@ gmail. (for instance - no clue if wither of those exists!)

Except possibly if the job were in IT I would not see having an old address (ie aol or hotmail) as unprofessional or worthy of comment - that to me simply suggests that the person has had an account for a long time

Flyonthewall

szam_ wrote: »

A previous managed of mine once immediately threw out a CV with the email address 'ultimatedragonslayer' or something like that without even reading the content.

Something like that may well be related to gaming. In which case, you've possibly got someone who has very good hand-eye coordination, is good with decisions, good with communications and various other positives. You may well have missed the opportunity of having a great employee just because you didn't think the email address was professional enough.

I get it if the email is rude or really childish, they're probably not someone you want to hire, but not something like that. Emails that aren't names can actually tell you a lot about a person.

szam_

Flyonthewall wrote: »

Something like that may well be related to gaming. In which case, you've possibly got someone who has very good hand-eye coordination, is good with decisions, good with communications and various other positives. You may well have missed the opportunity of having a great employee just because you didn't think the email address was professional enough.

I get it if the email is rude or really childish, they're probably not someone you want to hire, but not something like that. Emails that aren't names can actually tell you a lot about a person.

I agree - but it's the first thing you see on a CV. I had my own original gamer tag email address for years from when I played Halo 2 semi-pro.

My manager at the time didn't want someone who may be susceptible to late night gaming sessions and being late, because the previous person I replaced was exactly like this (I was told) and would come in an hour late and make up all sorts of excuses.

I've been a gamer all my life (hell, I've played WoW on and off for 10 years now), but someone recruiting me doesn't need to know about my hobbies, musical taste or choice in football team I support (my god, if people knew I was an LFC fan from my email address in Manchester...), it opens you up to all sorts of misjudgments before they've even started to reading the content. If you're serious about getting a job, then you have to give yourself the best chance possible.

Flyonthewall

szam_ wrote: »

I agree - but it's the first thing you see on a CV. I had my own original gamer tag email address for years from when I played Halo 2 semi-pro.

My manager at the time didn't want someone who may be susceptible to late night gaming sessions and being late, because the previous person I replaced was exactly like this (I was told) and would come in an hour late and make up all sorts of excuses.

I've been a gamer all my life (hell, I've played WoW on and off for 10 years now), but someone recruiting me doesn't need to know about my hobbies, musical taste or choice in football team I support (my god, if people knew I was an LFC fan from my email address in Manchester...), it opens you up to all sorts of misjudgments before they've even started to reading the content. If you're serious about getting a job, then you have to give yourself the best chance possible.

It can be seen two ways. One, they can see whether you're going to fit in with the rest of the staff. Two, you can be judged (by their experiences, likes or stereotypes). Both can be good or bad.

Also, how many judge by name? Knew someone horrible by the same name, CV in the bin. Can't pronounce the name, CV in the bin. And so on.

How many also look up people on social media and judge on that instead?

You just never know what people are thinking, but you can guarantee you are being judged on something other than your potential to do the job no matter what your CV says or your email is.

pmd123

I have to disagree with most on here.

I recruit routinely, and someones email address is so irrelevant it's beyond comprehension that you would discount them for that.

While I agree applying for a job with an email sexykate@xxx.com is unprofessional, and john.smith@gmail.com is professional, if Kate has the skills, qualifications and experience we need, and John doesn't then it's sexykate who's getting interviewed.

But for the OP and their mum, I appear to be in the minority here, so play it safe would be my advice.

pmd123

just to add, I didn't realise the made up email addresses would hyperlink when posted, so apologies if sexykate and john.smith get a lot of spam, it wasn't intentional :rotfl:

ACG

engineer_amy wrote: »

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then you have the ones with sexual connotations like the previous sexykate69@...

Can I have the rest of Kates email address please?


If the email address is something dodgy - the badboy one is a good example - the rest of the CV could be perfect but as a business owner I do now want any drama. "badboys" are more like to bring drama to the office.

It does not necessarily need to be firstname.surname, but if it comes across as rascist, childish, a trouble maker, someone whos a bit numb - it goes in the bin.

Another good reason to use a new email address is that with your phone number and email address, I can probably find you on the internet. I can then have a good read up about the real you - which could be a good or bad thing.

robatwork

I wouldn't discount sexykate69@aol.com. Much more interesting than kate.smith@hotmail

However I do recruitment for online sex chat.

directdebiter

robatwork wrote: »

I wouldn't discount [EMAIL="sexykate69@aol.com"]sexykate69@aol.com[/EMAIL]. Much more interesting than kate.smith@hotmail

However I do recruitment for online sex chat.

Great job :T

shortcrust

It's not exactly a secret that many frown on silly addresses, so for me they raise questions about the judgement of a candidate. Do they know how to conduct themselves in a business environment? How will the present themselves to clients?