Is your email address ready for your job search?
You have spent hours on end sprucing up your resume to get it just right. Now you are ready to embark on a job search, you submit your first application and your email address is buffjohn@something.com or gymrat@ or bobandsusie@. A clever or funny email address may be fine for social media or personal use but not for a job search. A professional email address is a must when making a first impression to a potential employer. They do not need to be short or condensed since in most cases the employer will respond by clicking on it or copy & paste. So, what should a professional email address be?
1. Ideally a combination of first and last name and/or initials. It is okay to use “.” to get one that is available. For example b.smith@ or brian.s@ is perfectly fine and appropriate
2. You can personalize it to your job search as in kathy.opsmgr@
2. Do not use your current work email address
3. Never use religious or political references and affiliations
4. Do not imbed your birth year into your email address
5. It should be specific to you and not include your spouse or family such as karenandjoe@ or the smithfamily@ etc.
6. Use your full name in the sender field and capitalize it appropriately
It is important that all your communications with your network or potential employers are professional, a proper email address is a good starting point and often overlooked.
You have spent hours on end sprucing up your resume to get it just right. Now you are ready to embark on a job search, you submit your first application and your email address is buffjohn@something.com or gymrat@ or bobandsusie@. A clever or funny email address may be fine for social media or personal use but not for a job search. A professional email address is a must when making a first impression to a potential employer. They do not need to be short or condensed since in most cases the employer will respond by clicking on it or copy & paste. So, what should a professional email address be?
1. Ideally a combination of first and last name and/or initials. It is okay to use “.” to get one that is available. For example b.smith@ or brian.s@ is perfectly fine and appropriate
2. You can personalize it to your job search as in kathy.opsmgr@
2. Do not use your current work email address
3. Never use religious or political references and affiliations
4. Do not imbed your birth year into your email address
5. It should be specific to you and not include your spouse or family such as karenandjoe@ or the smithfamily@ etc.
6. Use your full name in the sender field and capitalize it appropriately
It is important that all your communications with your network or potential employers are professional, a proper email address is a good starting point and often overlooked.
