mcsluggo Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Get gmail and dump your yahoo account. that is always easy to say... but people have been mailing to tha account (in my case) for about 20 years. there is a cost to changing. I know people that continue to pay $5/month or whatever to whatevercompany still owns the AOL remanants JUST to keep the Steven@aol.com address they have had since forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 that is always easy to say... but people have been mailing to tha account (in my case) for about 20 years. there is a cost to changing.I know people that continue to pay $5/month or whatever to whatevercompany still owns the AOL remanants JUST to keep the Steven@aol.com address they have had since forever. Then keep your yahoo account and have it forwarded to gmail. Or just get a gmail account and keep both. It's good to keep personal and professional separate anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Get gmail and dump your yahoo account. Pardon my technology ignorance, but what is gmail? Is it online? Or is it a phone email? I don't have internet on my cell phone. Let me know Ren. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Pardon my technology ignorance, but what is gmail? Is it online? Or is it a phone email? I don't have internet on my cell phone. Let me know Ren. Thanks. gmail is google's email...go to google.com and gmail will be an option at the top of the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 gmail is google's email...go to google.com and gmail will be an option at the top of the page Gotcha! Thanks. I'll open one tonight. Thanks MissU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructis Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Our HR guy used to tell me some of the funnier email addresses people would list. Stonedbiotch@gmail, etc. People are dumbasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Gotcha! Thanks. I'll open one tonight. Thanks MissU. its much much better than YahooMail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thank you for this thread. I have to bump it because I have an interview Friday with the City of Charlotte as a Contracts Aministrator. I'm so excited about it. This will help me alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Is it ok to give the email address you have for school or where you are working at the moment? The two emails I use the most are my college email and my lab email. Would it better if I used a separate gmail account for applications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I ALWAYS give my school email. Feel it puts me in a positive light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'd say a school email is okay, but a company email not so much. I was looking/interviewing and gave out my company's email address. I ended up getting "allowed to resign" (unauthorized use of email, the email administrator was constantly looking at email I later found out), but I already had an offer so all was good. It's one of the main reasons I was leaving that company, didn't like the management. So if you're not in school, get a free email account for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_Edwards_Fan Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I ALWAYS give my school email. Feel it puts me in a positive light. I would say not too do that either. I try to correct myself, but whenever i see an .edu on a resume im reading the first thought in my head is "inexperienced". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I ALWAYS give my school email. Feel it puts me in a positive light. Did you get the job??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I would say not too do that either. I try to correct myself, but whenever i see an .edu on a resume im reading the first thought in my head is "inexperienced". Lastname[.]Firstname[##]@[iSP.com] is always a solid choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I would say not too do that either. I try to correct myself, but whenever i see an .edu on a resume im reading the first thought in my head is "inexperienced". Yeah but it's not like you're putting your email and only your email. Your job/education experience is a few lines below. Did you get the job??? Post#91 Oh yeah, I got my job as well. Took about a month to hear back from them. I had all but given up. Now I work in an office for the first time in my life and it's actually busy about one day a week. I feel like I've started the slow march to death. But whatever. The paycheck is nice. I live for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yeah but it's not like you're putting your email and only your email. Your job/education experience is a few lines below.Post#91 Cool. I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thank you for this thread. I have to bump it because I have an interview Friday with the City of Charlotte as a Contracts Aministrator. I'm so excited about it. This will help me alot. Just wanted a quick bump for this: I GOT THE JOB!!! I start December 14th. I'm so excited. I'm getting back into what I used to do in contract management. And I am going to make about $17K "more" a year. Thanks to all of you for this thread. It showed up at the right time and I used alot of the advice in here since it's been 10 years since I interviewed. Thanks ES!! You guys/gals rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Wow, I feel so ignored. Nobody posted in this thread since I announced I got the job. Oh well, I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 congrats buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Just wanted a quick bump for this:I GOT THE JOB!!! I start December 14th. I'm so excited. I'm getting back into what I used to do in contract management. And I am going to make about $17K "more" a year. Thanks to all of you for this thread. It showed up at the right time and I used alot of the advice in here since it's been 10 years since I interviewed. Thanks ES!! You guys/gals rock. Super congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This thread was helpful to me as well in my last 2 job searches and I've finally found a job that I really like and can see myself staying with for a while. It's a great feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 congrats buddy! Super congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This thread was helpful to me as well in my last 2 job searches and I've finally found a job that I really like and can see myself staying with for a while. It's a great feeling. Thanks. I'm floating on air right now. I can't wait to leave this place. Only 7 more working days left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thanks. I'm floating on air right now. I can't wait to leave this place. Only 7 more working days left. Just in time for the holidays, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thanks. I'm floating on air right now. I can't wait to leave this place. Only 7 more working days left. Awesome news, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Just wanted a quick bump for this:I GOT THE JOB!!! I start December 14th. I'm so excited. I'm getting back into what I used to do in contract management. And I am going to make about $17K "more" a year. Thanks to all of you for this thread. It showed up at the right time and I used alot of the advice in here since it's been 10 years since I interviewed. Thanks ES!! You guys/gals rock. Congrats! It must be because of that gmail I helped you with. You're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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