So long as your email is your name I don't think the domain is all that important. If your using a trade name then its another story. theres nothing worse than seeing companyname@gmail.com TF2 competition comes to mind
good to know guys, i was just thinking of maybe getting a gmail account but it sounds like it doesn't matter so ill keep the one i got, and it is short and professional, just my name s.neill@live.ca : ) thanks.
I don't think it matters, unless your entire email is like heywood@jablowme.com What I do recommend is having an email dedicate for work and have the name short and easy to remember for your clients. Something like art@gmail.com
Isn't he running a bakery now? http://www.hveitiogsmjor.com/hveitiogsmjor/about.aspx Personally I'm glad he went with another name... Maybe he still does game art on the side or as a hobby? I don't really know, every time I agreed with him on something he thought I was picking a fight so we really don't keep in touch...
I don't think it matters, its just another way to contact you. A slightly less professional email address won't scare them away. I doubt anyone ever lost a job because their email address was a little weird. Most of the time its a link or they are replying to a email you sent and probably not even paying any attention to…
does an employer/recruiter care what sort of email you use? im not referring to the name, but the host i guess its called. for example would gmail be better over hotmail or is it all personal preference? i have two emails, ones hotmail and its old and for personal crap, while my other one is for job hunting and is…