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April 15, 2005

What's your email address?

I just received a contact through my website from a job seeker whose email address is sexyeyes@....

This lady is looking for a job and that's her email address??!

Do you think that email address might put some people off interviewing her? When she does get interviews, what preconceptions do you think people will have about her?

Remember, when you are asking employers to consider you for a position, everything you do and say reflects on your professionalism, and that includes your email address. If you have a fun email address for your friends, that's great. But DON'T use it during your job search! Set up a free Yahoo!, MSN or gmail account and use that account only for job-related correspondence. Choose an address that is as bland and professional as possible.

Please!

Posted by Louise at April 15, 2005 09:22 AM