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Email ideas for common name

I'm in management and see no problem with a gmail address - even if you have to add a number. People know what common names are. If they see something like john.smith34@gmail they're going to know the number is because it's a common name, not because you're unprofessional.
 
Capt Underpants said:
Just passing on what I was told. Anecdotally, I got more interviews after I started using my university email. Coincidence? Probably.

You're older and more experienced, and I believe that you don't discriminate based on email addresses. Of course a person's email address has no relationship to their qualifications. But I grew up on the interwebz, and if you've got an AOL email address, I will judge you.
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Like it or not but AOL emails are everywhere, I still have one that is basically my spam sign up address now. Sure gmail looks better but @aol.com looks a lot better than the mega spam cesspool @yahoo.com
 
still gotta disagree. when you have hundreds of applicants for one spot, email matters. hotmail/gmail/yahoo/gmx(german) is grounds for exclusion.

but then again, it's also mandatory to have a photo with the CV and until recently your parents' professions were listed as well (especially if they were professional ... lawyer/doctor/scientist/professor/etc...)

i mean, do you really want to do business (definition of a professional) with someone who is too cheap to spend 10 USD on a domain name (because they don't have a CC)?

honestly, guys.
 
acidfast7 said:
still gotta disagree. when you have hundreds of applicants for one spot, email matters. hotmail/gmail/yahoo/gmx(german) is grounds for exclusion.
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No it's not. Please cite statistics to back up your claims. Please cite examples of people who weren't hired due to using a free email address. Please cite examples of employers which state that they won't hire someone if they use a gmail account.

but then again, it's also mandatory to have a photo with the CV and until recently your parents' professions were listed as well (especially if they were professional ... lawyer/doctor/scientist/professor/etc...)
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Mandatory to have a photo with your CV? Listing your parents' professions on a CV? WTH are you talking about?:confused:

i mean, do you really want to do business (definition of a professional) with someone who is too cheap to spend 10 USD on a domain name (because they don't have a CC)?
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It's not an important detail. Education, work experience, and the interview is what is important.

I use a gmail account and it has nothing to do with being cheap. :rolleyes: It works well, is reliable, and plays nice with the Mail app on my Mac and on my iPhone.

honestly, guys.
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Honestly yourself.
 
Surely said:
No it's not. Please cite statistics to back up your claims. Please cite examples of people who weren't hired due to using a free email address. Please cite examples of employers which state that they won't hire someone if they use a gmail account.



Mandatory to have a photo with your CV? Listing your parents' professions on a CV? WTH are you talking about?:confused:



It's not an important detail. Education, work experience, and the interview is what is important.

I use a gmail account and it has nothing to do with being cheap. :rolleyes: It works well, is reliable, and plays nice with the Mail app on my Mac and on my iPhone.



Honestly yourself.
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Lebenslauf (German CV ... usually 1 page total)

I know many, many, many people who are suspicious of people without a profession email address, with 2 exceptions:

1. it's a "first job" and they can't have a professional email address
2. people who are covertly moving between companies (in this case, they don't want anything on the corporate server and would not even provide an email address/work number only a mobile/cell number)

otherwise it looks crappy/fishy/non-professional

i have attached two examples (in German-speaking areas pictures/nationality is required)

BTW: "hausfrau" is housewife
 

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acidfast7 said:
Lebenslauf (German CV ... usually 1 page total)

I know many, many, many people who are suspicious of people without a profession email address, with 2 exceptions:

1. it's a "first job" and they can't have a professional email address
2. people who are covertly moving between companies (in this case, they don't want anything on the corporate server and would not even provide an email address/work number only a mobile/cell number)

otherwise it looks crappy/fishy/non-professional

i have attached two examples (in German-speaking areas pictures/nationality is required)

BTW: "hausfrau" is housewife
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Including a photo with a CV is not the norm. I'm sure some people do it (as is shown by your example), but that doesn't mean that it's the standard.

Knowing "many, many, many people who are suspicious of people without a profession email address" is your own personal experience. That doesn't make it the rule throughout all industry and professions.

Someone who uses their work email account as their looking-for-a-new-job email address is not very bright (unless their employer is aware and approves of this employee looking for a new job using company resources). Of course you're going to use your own personal email address.

Using a gmail address does not look crappy/fishy/nonprofessional.

Your opinion is your opinion, and that's all well and good. Just stop trying to make it seem like your opinion = the way the world works. Still waiting on the data/stats to back up your claims.....
 
Surely said:
Including a photo with a CV is not the norm. I'm sure some people do it (as is shown by your example), but that doesn't mean that it's the standard.

Knowing "many, many, many people who are suspicious of people without a profession email address" is your own personal experience. That doesn't make it the rule throughout all industry and professions.

Someone who uses their work email account as their looking-for-a-new-job email address is not very bright (unless their employer is aware and approves of this employee looking for a new job using company resources). Of course you're going to use your own personal email address.

Using a gmail address does not look crappy/fishy/nonprofessional.

Your opinion is your opinion, and that's all well and good. Just stop trying to make it seem like your opinion = the way the world works. Still waiting on the data/stats to back up your claims.....
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In my field it works this way. I have a very hard time believing that anyone in senior management would ever use a gmail address but if you want to work in the "mail room" then it's probably OK.

Maybe you review CVs/Résumés/Lebenslauf from people at a different level than the decisions that I am involved with (or that the OP rolls with if he doesn't have a CC - kinda makes a business dinner difficult, at best).
 
acidfast7 said:
In my field it works this way. I have a very hard time believing that anyone in senior management would ever use a gmail address but if you want to work in the "mail room" then it's probably OK.
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So before your posts you should state: "In my field, this is how it works:"

You can have a hard time believing, but that doesn't change reality. Employers are aware of the reasons why people don't use their current work email address when they are seeking a new position.

Maybe you review CVs/Résumés/Lebenslauf from people at a different level than the decisions that I am involved with
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Maybe I do, maybe I don't. That's irrelevant. We're not talking about our own experiences, we're talking about the general way the hiring world works. If you pass over a candidate simply because s/he's using a gmail address, then you're not doing your job very well.

(or that the OP rolls with if he doesn't have a CC - kinda makes a business dinner difficult, at best).
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Ever heard of cash? Ever heard of an ATM card? Using either one doesn't make someone look unprofessional.

FTR, I do use CCs as my main payment method. However, I would never judge someone as being unsophisticated or unprofessional if they pulled out cash to pay for a business meal.
 
Surely said:
However, I would never judge someone as being unsophisticated or unprofessional if they pulled out cash to pay for a business meal.
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Most companies consider credit reports:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherstruck/2011/07/20/credit-score-fico-can-hurt-you/

therefore, someone without a credit card would be less "hire-able" because their default their credit score would be lower ... which would raise a huge number of eyebrows.

also, it would be extremely awkward to pay upwards of a few hundred dollars in cash. would the restaurant even accept it? the last business meal I had was well over 800 DKK (140USD/person). most people don't carry that much cash ... and it would look really awkward, to say the least.

perhaps "clumsy" is a better word.

do you want to work for a guy that pays in cash????????
 
I have a Yahoo! address that I specifically use for professional contacts, including resumes, interviews, etc. I've had it since before there was Gmail. And it's never been a problem.
 
acidfast7 said:
Most companies consider credit reports:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherstruck/2011/07/20/credit-score-fico-can-hurt-you/

therefore, someone without a credit card would be less "hire-able" because their default their credit score would be lower ... which would raise a huge number of eyebrows.

also, it would be extremely awkward to pay upwards of a few hundred dollars in cash. would the restaurant even accept it? the last business meal I had was well over 800 DKK (140USD/person). most people don't carry that much cash ... and it would look really awkward, to say the least.

perhaps "clumsy" is a better word.

do you want to work for a guy that pays in cash????????
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Are you kidding? You would discriminate because someone pays in cash? This is the most delusional method of thinking I've heard from you yet. How you top yourself is baffling.
 
jessica. said:
Are you kidding? You would discriminate because someone pays in cash? This is the most delusional method of thinking I've heard from you yet. How you top yourself is baffling.
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not many people carry 500-700 USD for 4 people.

i would consider it an unnecessary risk and inefficient, at best, or lazy, at worst.
 
acidfast7 said:
Most companies consider credit reports:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherstruck/2011/07/20/credit-score-fico-can-hurt-you/

therefore, someone without a credit card would be less "hire-able" because their default their credit score would be lower ... which would raise a huge number of eyebrows.
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Nowhere in the article that you linked to does it state that "most companies consider credit reports" when determining whether to hire someone or not.

It does state that a bad credit rating is likely to be more of a factor in certain industries like financial services. Certain industries ≠ most companies.


also, it would be extremely awkward to pay upwards of a few hundred dollars in cash. would the restaurant even accept it? the last business meal I had was well over 800 DKK (140USD/person). most people don't carry that much cash ... and it would look really awkward, to say the least.

perhaps "clumsy" is a better word.

do you want to work for a guy that pays in cash????????
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What restaurant wouldn't accept a large amount of cash as payment?:confused:

True, most people don't carry very large amounts of cash on them. But you know what? If someone knew that they had to pay for an expensive meal and only used cash, they would ensure that they had that amount of cash on them.

And yes, I do want to work for a guy that pays in cash. Something so superficial would not matter to me. And at least I would know that he has some.
 
Surely said:
And yes, I do want to work for a guy that pays in cash. Something so superficial would not matter to me. And at least I would know that he has some.
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Finally, we're approaching a reasonable understanding.

You're discussing people you'd work FOR.

I'm discussing people that I'd HIRE.

See the difference?

The OP is talking about getting HIRED. I am approaching this as someone who HIRES people and what my decisions are for hiring people, while you are approaching this as a potential EMPLOYEE.

This makes so much sense now.
 
acidfast7 said:
Finally, we're approaching a reasonable understanding.

You're discussing people you'd work FOR.

I'm discussing people that I'd HIRE.

See the difference?

The OP is talking about getting HIRED. I am approaching this as someone who HIRES people and what my decisions are for hiring people, while you are approaching this as a potential EMPLOYEE.

This makes so much sense now.
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WTF are you talking about?:confused:

I was responding to this specific question:

acidfast7 said:
do you want to work for a guy that pays in cash????????
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And way to avoid all of the other points in my post.:rolleyes:
 
acidfast7 said:
do you want to work for a guy that pays in cash????????
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acidfast7 said:
Finally, we're approaching a reasonable understanding.

You're discussing people you'd work FOR.

I'm discussing people that I'd HIRE.

See the difference?

The OP is talking about getting HIRED. I am approaching this as someone who HIRES people and what my decisions are for hiring people, while you are approaching this as a potential EMPLOYEE.

This makes so much sense now.
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You do realize that response was based on the question you asked??

There must be a reason-one tiny, tiny reason-you feel the need to overcompensate so badly.
 
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