My Dog Ate My Resume: Your email as a reflection of self

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Your email as a reflection of self

I just received a change of email address from one of my past candidates. And the email is praisethelord@....com. Not that it is good or bad, it just is. My perception or any other hiring managers perception that it can be either good or bad. I feel the key to getting a new job is to avoid the hurdle of the hiring process, don’t give them a reason to pass on you.

We are creatures of learned habit, I have found that managers make decisions on what they like in a resume based on past experience. Most of this does not have to do with the person that is applying , it is a learned pattern.

You touch a stove its hot, are you now more cautious to touch the stove again? Same mentality.

I have seen people that express there values, beliefs, hobbies, lifestyle you name it in their email. Well, if that expression was a “stove” for the hiring manager before, you might be the one getting burned.

So I took a quick glance at resumes I have received and here is a few examples of email address

Flyguy
Tagteam
Dreamgirl
Streettrigger
Munchies
Clunky
DaOne4u
Dragon
NinjaDeathGrl
Warlock
Therighthand
Zorker
Toobuff
Granddad
Rockhead
Diva

There are many more, some not publishable.

What do you want your email name to reflect to an employer?

Dennis

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Your email as a reflection of self

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