You’d be surprised at some of the email addresses people actually put on their resumes. Things like “crazylady@gmail.com” or “lazybones@hotmail.com” definitely stand out to potential employers… and not in a good way.

A great way to avoid problems if you have an email address that is unprofessional is to create a free account specifically for job search. If you figure that you have outgrown your old email address, and that it really does not reflect what a great, mature and confident person you are; then change it! Make sure you pick an address that is easy to type in, is not offensive or strange, and simple. Just using your first and last name and a couple numbers works well. Being creative is fine, as long as it will not be read the wrong way.

And lastly, and most important, make sure you check your email account daily. Check it more often if you are applying for a lot of jobs and have been providing your email address as a way of contacting you. Nothing will get you crossed off the list faster than being hard to contact.

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