But I have to admit I did hire darklordofthesith
He was, unsurprisingly, a helluva IT guy
Insty has some decent advice for resumes*:
I also was surprised by how many applicants had inappropriate e-mail addresses (e.g., partygirl88@____.com).
Something I have touched on before:
Use an email address that indicates your name, such as firstname.lastname@suchandsuch.com. Not hobbies or sexual innuendo, like darklordofthesith@suchandsuch.com, hotmom69@suchandsuch.com, or ratherbefishing@suchandsuch.com.
It is amazing how often that happens. And it’s not appropriate.
*And, for those who go back and read that post, I have conceded that it’s ok to use resume because résumé doesn’t come across well in a lot of email applications.
November 30th, 2011 at 10:09 am
I judge people based on their email service provider, especially @hotmail.com or @aol.com
http://theashcan.com/2010/11/15/how-to-judge-people-based-on-their-email/
November 30th, 2011 at 10:24 am
I’ve worked many years in HR. The unprofessional email problem cannot be exaggerated.
Also, don’t use hot pink or yellow paper to make your resume stand out. Goes right into the trash.
November 30th, 2011 at 10:30 am
Although it’s not resumes, when filling mailorders at my friends record label, we often point out and chuckle at weird/inappropriate email addresses people use.
The all time hands down winner—and not in a good way—was childmolester365@something.com
Not even joking.
November 30th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
My email addy does not include my True Name. I tried to make another one which does, but The New AT&T is so broken that I have still not been able to do so after quite a bit of trying. My email addy means nothing to most people. Anybody who does recognize it will be a member of the filk, and think it right cool.
November 30th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
So I guess my pistol model is in bad taste for an email address?
December 1st, 2011 at 9:05 am
My advice for “public” email? By your own appropriate domain name and host via a provider; don’t use your ISP.