What’s In A Name? Part II
I’ve been postponing this update for weeks, trying to convince myself it wasn’t necessary. But alas, I have been proven wrong one too many times to ignore it so here goes. If you were one of the roughly 129M people born in 1969, please do not use ’69 as part of your email address. If your friends call you Trixie or Trippy think of something else for your professional moniker. I get it that your days of midget-tossing, beer-funneling, and streaking down Main Street are long behind you so do yourself a favor and retire the embarrassing email address too.
Here’s why – when an HR or hiring manager is staring down 500+ resumes for just one job opening, it’s human nature to try and figure out the fastest way to narrow the list. As a job seeker, you want every single aspect of your “virtual presentation” to speak to your strengths and professionalism – and that includes your email address, it’s as simple as that. Unless your name is Long Duk Dong of Sixteen Candles fame, then I don’t know what to tell you.
