Small mistakes that can ruin your job search - Part 1

I was going through some resumes last week and noticed something odd - the email address. In today's internet world, the email id often is the first mode of contact between the job seeker and the employer. First and foremost, keep a professional email id.
Follow a simple rule - you will get judged by everything you put out there on your resume.

Here are some of the email ids I saw while doing my searches last week.
- zooguy@xyz.com
- barbie@xyz.com
- hunnybunny@xyz.com
- johnyjoker@xyz.com (he must be the funny guy!)
- committed2u@xyz.com (looking for a date?)
- and here is the killer...miss_behaving@xyz.com (I don't even know what to say...)
Mind you, all the people above I have referenced to are professionals working in Fortune 100 companies.

Second, your email address should be short and easy to type and should project a professional image. It should not look like this: anthonyrmacalexanderjr@xyz.com. What a mouthful!

One of the most common mistakes we see is not including an email address on your resume. Always include an email address, and be sure to check your inbox (and your SPAM folder) regularly. It is also a good idea to provide an alternate personal email address - sometimes recruiters use bulk email software to send out job descriptions. And some of the popular email providers like hotmail/yahoo may block that email. And please, personal email addresses only. Don't use your company e-mail id!