Lose those college days e-mailsWhen my daughter was applying to colleges (she just finished her freshman year at OSU) she created a new address that was -her.name"AT"yahoo.com- specificly for making applications "because it looked better". She is a smart girl.
Let's recall fondly your electronic monikers from your college days. Were you partyhardgirl or BigPimp in your e-mail or instant message handle? If so, that could be a problem now.
The folks at mail.com, a Seattle-based e-mail company, offer some useful tips to ask if you're about to graduate or still use e-mail associated with your college days.
• Does my current e-mail address send employers the wrong message?
• Will my .edu college e-mail address stay live after I graduate?
• Does my e-mail address have any off-color language?
"I'd never refer anyone for a job with the e-mail Beerman(AT)- hotmail.com," said Marie Raperto, president of Cantor Executive Search Solutions. "That kind of e-mail address may have been funny at the fraternity, but it'll send a resumé right into the trash can."
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA
