I’m going to get straight to the point. AwesomeWiener1981@mindspring.com is not going to land you a job, a lady friend, or respect.
Nor is:
JägerbombGuy@compuserve.com
Dale#3RIP@prodigy.com
NKOTB-4-LIFE!@earthlink.com
You are an adult. Would you walk up to a stranger and say, “Hi, I’m Bro’sBeforeHo’s69, nice to meet you”? Think of what your email address says about you. It’s not a joke, it’s your name.
How about trying out an email with say, oh I don’t know, your freaking name in it. As a rule, avoid numbers, cars, alcohol, bands, trendy catchphrases or any other thing you think is cool. I can assure you, people will like you more if you switch from DontHaveACowMan@hotmail.net to GrownMan@gmail.com
Grown Man,
An easy way to take the professional email to an extra level is to invest $10 per year in a domain name and set up the free Google Apps version available for personal use (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html). When it comes to resumes and other job-seeking issues alone, this is a great way to create the first impression that you want to create.
Thank you for the blog. I look forward to each new post.
Sincerely,
Dean Simmer