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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Watch Your Emails, Jobseekers<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" align="center">By Dick Davis, Chair,
NFB Employment Committee<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Many years ago, I had a student who was looking for a job.
But when he put his email on his resume I was horrified.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It was <span style="color:black">“<a href="mailto:funkylilmonkey@hotmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:black">funky’lilmonkey@hotmail.com</span></a></span>”.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“No!” I said, “Don’t use that!” He looked at me in surprise.
I had to explain to him that using that email wasn’t going to help his chances
of getting a job. He did prepare a more dignified one, and he did get a job. I
don’t know if that did the trick, but it no doubt helped.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I see many resumes in my volunteer position at the NFB.
While most of them are not as exciting as my former student’s, a few are, and a
few have other issues. As a word to the wise, let me give you a short list of my
thoughts about things to do and not to do:<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><span>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Have
a dignified email address for public consumption. “edthepartyanimal” implies
some traits that employers may find undesirable. “Ed.Jones” doesn’t. <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><span>2.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Be
careful about putting your birth year in your email, because your age is
something employers don’t need to know. “Sarah2003” is going to look like she’s
just out of high school. “Ned1950” will look rather old. <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><span>3.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Make
sure your email is easy to remember and transcribe. It should flow off the
keyboard naturally, especially if you use a combination of letters and numbers.
If you or the employer get it wrong, you may not get contacted about job
openings.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><span>4.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Pay
special attention to anything in your email address that provides information
you don’t want employers to know. Is having an address on your state NFB
website going to help or hinder you?<span> </span><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span><span>5.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Use
your employer’s email to look for work only if you have permission to do so.
Even so, applying for a new job using it implies a disregard for your current
employer, so you might want to use your personal email instead.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This list is not all encompassing. I collect funny examples,
so if you want to send any to <a href="mailto:dickblind@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">dickblind@gmail.com</a>,
I may share them with others.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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