H_T_R_NPremium
join:2011-12-06
Valencia, PA
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Re: My Company Found Out said by alg:I would absolutely not recommend putting something like hunglikeahorse@gmail.com on my résumé.
We are all on the same page now.
I thought he meant just a gmail or hotmail account. |
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AsherN
join:2010-08-23
Thornhill, ON | reply to Maven
said by Maven:said by AsherN:Non professional email address, gone.
What would you consider professional? To the left of the @, pretty much anything that is not a vriation of your name and/or initial. Numbers after are OK because it may be hard to get a combination with your name. All commercial domains are OK. If you have your own, i frown at 'cute' domain names. |
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AsherN
join:2010-08-23
Thornhill, ON | reply to H_T_R_N
said by H_T_R_N:said by alg:I would absolutely not recommend putting something like hunglikeahorse@gmail.com on my résumé.
We are all on the same page now. I thought he meant just a gmail or hotmail account. I never discriminate on the basis of a free or ISP domain. I dont even blink at @AOL.COM. Well OK, I might blink, but it's still a valid domain. pixiedust@imastud.com will not pass the filter. |
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 stevek1949We're not in Kansas anymore
join:2002-11-13
Virginia Beach, VA | reply to Archivis
said by Archivis:said by stevek1949:Hotmail, Google, Yahoo type of throw-away accounts would be accounts that would lead me to question the source. I understand that most cable ISPs allow multiple email addresses, but If I saw something like CPUboss@hotmail.com it would raise a red flag.
You'd really write off a gmail account? That's a new one. Been using that for the last five jobs I've had. Not necessarily. I meant an email address that is an obvious throwaway. I have both gmail and Hotmail accounts, but they do not have a name such as B4Ucallme@gmail.com. The email address either tells me to keep looking, or that there is more to it.
I would not throw it away simply due to the domain. I apologize if I gave that impression. |
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 fartnesscomputersoc dot comPremium
join:2003-03-25
Look Outside | reply to brianiscool
When I've applied for IT related jobs, I *always* got positive comments on my email address since it's webmaster@mydomain.com - definately helps.
My last job, I gave them two weeks' notice because of an offer from my current job, and they counter-offered another $5 an hour since I was the number one performing person in my department/position (it was a publicly traded company, decent size but not huge). I declined since the job I was offered was about $12 an hour more with better benefits, etc. etc...
Weird situation, I actually applied for both companies at the same time. Company A hired me but Company B essentially said, "we're not hiring anymore applicants right now, but we'll keep you in mind". I was happy with Company A and not looking for any jobs. Then about a year later, company B called me and asked if I was still interested. I said sure, and the rest was history.
When I applied for that job then, I put on the application when it asks, "can we contact your current employer" something to the effect of, "yes, but please only contact them if I am going to be hired for this job". If they called my then-current employer and I didn't end up getting the job, then my employer would likely act weird towards me since they'd know I was looking for another job, when in fact, I wasn't looking for another job. It just happened like that because I applied for both at the same time when I had a totally different job. |
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 La LunaSurvived AshrafulPremium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
kudos:3 | reply to brianiscool
said by brianiscool:.....IT guys do not need to learn to spell or have good grammar.
What? Really? Since when? EVERYONE needs good spelling and grammar, in the work place and in everyday life.
If you expect to advance past where you are now, you'd better brush up on your spelling and grammar. Those two things stick out like a neon light on paperwork.
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AsherN
join:2010-08-23
Thornhill, ON | reply to fartness
webmaster@mydomain.com would puit you in a not in the trash, but at the bottom of the pile. It's a step above imshithot@gmail.com, but not much. |
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 Mr NeutronMackerel by MoonlightPremium
join:2005-05-30
Gorham, ME | reply to Archivis
said by Archivis:You've made a huge mistake of telling others that you're looking to leave.
Hang on, please. Where did the OP confirm/speculate they were discovered to be looking for new employment by something they said?
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fartnesscomputersoc dot comPremium
join:2003-03-25
Look Outside | reply to AsherN
I guess things are done differently north of the border. Or maybe webmaster@yourdomain.ca would be more appropriate. |
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Mr NeutronMackerel by MoonlightPremium
join:2005-05-30
Gorham, ME | reply to alg
said by alg:I would absolutely not recommend putting something like hunglikeahorse@gmail.com on my résumé.
Fine, smart guy: you just self-selected yourself out of a job where one of the requirements* is being hung like a horse. 
*No, I don't know what a job with that requirement might be, either; I just made it up.
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AsherN
join:2010-08-23
Thornhill, ON | reply to fartness
said by fartness:I guess things are done differently north of the border. Or maybe webmaster@yourdomain.ca would be more appropriate.
I ignore emails that are generic titles. If you can't take the time or effort to have a personnal email, I won't waste my time.
An email adderss of webmaster@domain.com tells me one of 2 things.
1) You are inapropriately using company resources for personal business. Worse because it's looking for employment.
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2) You are trying to make yourself look more important with some title that is insignificant.
I handle the webmaster address to 6 different domains. 5 of those are strictly administrative in nature, the adress has to exist and be monitored. I'm the resident guy. Web design is actually handled by a third paty. The 6th one, I'm actually the webmaster of a small non-profit. Means nothing.
Remember, my first cut through the pile is to actively reject candidates. You have 10 seconds to not make me do that.
I will not go forward with:
a) bad layout
b) hard to scan i.e stupid font, coloured paper, not letter sized, patterened paper
c) stupid email
d) no references to my needs
e) hard to find references to my need
Any of those get you binned. |
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Rojo
join:2009-04-14
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Rojo
Just came across this article on Finance/Yahoo news.
Resume pitfall #1 is:
1. Failing to proofread... Improper word usage (using “it’s” instead of “its”) and faulty grammar are equally problematic. So, proofread at least three times everything you plan to send out.
»finance.yahoo.com/news/6-sure-wa···127.html
Do you suppose the advice applies even to IT job hunters? |
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fartnesscomputersoc dot comPremium
join:2003-03-25
Look Outside | said by Rojo:Do you suppose the advice applies even to IT job hunters?
Are you really asking that? |
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