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Depends what the username is though IMO. We have loads of contractors working for us, and [email protected] etc is just fine.
Just occasionally we'll get someone start for us with an email like [email protected] or [email protected], these people get mocked mercilessly and usually don't end up working for us long.
On a more serious note, it doesn't look very professional if a contractor sends in emails from a retarded sounding address and they get forwarded/replied to customers/clients, it makes the company look jokey and amateurish.
[FnG]magnolia;19637622 said:This went from awkward to creepy real fast.
*Sends a **** load of spam to purdy8@hotmail*But switching over every single email address will be a complete pain and also '[email protected]' is already taken which is one of the things which will bug the life out of me if i don't get it.
If I got a CV with a hotmail.co.uk email address I would secretly be thinking "noob".
If I got a CV with a googlemail.com email address I would secretly be thinking "you can change to gmail.com now - don't you follow the gmail blog? Noob".
If I got a CV with a gmail.com email address I would be thinking "you're my kinda guy".
If I got a CV with a personal domain email address I would be thinking "Pro, dude. Pro".
GOOD THING I'M NOT A MANAGER AND JUST SOME NERD REALLY, RIGHT?
If I got a CV with a hotmail.co.uk email address I would secretly be thinking "noob".