Can Your Email Address Prevent You From Getting A Job?

Virtually everyone you know probably has an email address of some kind. Most individuals have just one email account that they use for all of their electronic communications. When searching for a new position, you may want to consider creating an email address that you use solely for that purpose. Your email address is the first thing a potential hiring manager sees when you submit your resume to them. It needs to as professional as possible. Email addresses such as sexyfox69@"whatever".com, teddybear77@"whatever".com and Iluvmydog@"whatever".com are not very professional and could have a detrimental impact on the chances of a hiring manager even looking at your resume. Do you really think that a hiring manager is going to open an email from bubbaloveboat@whatever.com?

My suggestion: Create a new email address. This process is fast, easy and free! You can create an email address such as (Your name)@gmail.com. If that is taken, you can try (First Name "dot" Last Name)@gmail.com. If that is taken, you can create an email address with one of the two suggestions above and add a number to it. The point being, there are thousands of different kinds of email addresses you can create that will not raise a red flag to hiring managers.

Another major email error is when individuals send their resume to a hiring manager from a work email address. This will most certainly raise a red flag. It shows that you have very little respect for the organization and a potential employer may not take the risk that you will not do the same thing with their organization.

Set-up an email address that is professional! This is a quick and easy solution.

Kenny Hanson is the owner of Hanson Consulting. He specializes in working with individuals who are looking for new employment opportunities. His main focus is writing cover letters, professional resumes and working with individuals on interview techniques. Kenny has worked in Recruiting and Human Resources for over a decade. He has worked with hundreds of different companies and has helped thousands of individuals locate employment. In addition, Kenny has been designated a Certified Staffing Professional by the American Staffing Association. He was recently dubbed "The Resume Writer" by Philadelphia Magazine. He can be reached via email at hansonresumes@gmail.com.