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LuckyStar
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
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Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.
I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.
It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.
But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>" 
 That is not at all untrue!
But, the stigma is real so if I can save someone from their resume being tossed (however ill informed on the interviewer's part) I feel the need to share 
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Thank you for the heads up, I now know that i should set up a new non aol email account if i should ever look for a job again!
But wow it sounds like you arent just saying that some people may feel that way but that you yourself would have the same assumption! That is quite an assumption! Why "should" someone update their email address if the one they have is working fine? And to assume that it means that their resume is less than stellar... I don't see the correlation.
To the OP I still use my aol email. I have one for fun that i have also had since I was like 18 (im now 43) and one that i use for professional purposes with just my name. I have never had issues with being considered spam or emails bounding back. I also have a gmail account for work and personally hate it!
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GoldenRod
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by JandJ1224
Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.
I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.
It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.
But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"
That is not at all untrue!
But, the stigma is real so if I can save someone from their resume being tossed (however ill informed on the interviewer's part) I feel the need to share
I agree. Stigmas and stereotypes are often not based on facts.
I make sure the email address I make up for "official" things is professional sounding.
And email addresses are free, so there really isn't a good reason to not have a more business-friendly email account, based on the business in question.
However, a resume written in Comic Sans is grounds for IMMEDIATE shredding..... 
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Budjeg11
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by JandJ1224
Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.
I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.
It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.
But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"
That is not at all untrue!
But, the stigma is real so if I can save someone from their resume being tossed (however ill informed on the interviewer's part) I feel the need to share
I agree. Stigmas and stereotypes are often not based on facts.
I make sure the email address I make up for "official" things is professional sounding.
And email addresses are free, so there really isn't a good reason to not have a more business-friendly email account, based on the business in question.
However, a resume written in Comic Sans is grounds for IMMEDIATE shredding.....
Putting aside the name and the font used, are you suggesting that an aol address is automatically considered " non professional"?
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| Posted 10/23/20 11:15 AM |
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seaside
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
It's a good lesson for people to realize that every aspect of their online presence can potentially make an impression on a prospective employer or on someone else. This is one aspect that I might not have thought of, but online presence in every respect is so seen and judged in ways people do not realize.
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| Posted 10/23/20 11:16 AM |
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Sash
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by JandJ1224
Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.
I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.
It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.
But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"
That is not at all untrue!
But, the stigma is real so if I can save someone from their resume being tossed (however ill informed on the interviewer's part) I feel the need to share
You are right and it was great for you to share. A tip that people may have not realized. Idk why people are getting so nutty about what you said. Missing a d@mn period can get your resume thrown in the trash.
If something as simple as signing up for a free gmail account can open more opportunities, then do it. It all depends on the role, industry, company, you never know. Personally, I don’t care but I worked with plenty of engineers who would comment on an email domain or the name. so yes very technology savvy people may judge. I feel like they are the worse critics. I had coworkers make fun of my hotmail account, all lighthearted but still people look at those trivial things.
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NervousNell
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
I'm just curious who gets to decide which free email domain is cool versus which one is not cool.
Is yahoo ok?
Or does it only have to be gmail?
I have and msn.com email address for my personal email...
Is that acceptable?
They are all free so.....
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Kathy042806
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
My aol e-mail is the only personal e-mail I have besides my job one which is only for work. I've had aol e-mail since the late 90s so not sure if I read right that it was in 2004 when they opened to the public? Not sure what that meant but I have my aol e-mail address and it's my only e-mail since I was 18 and I'm now 42 lol. I know I sound dated when I give it away but think a lot of people my age are in the same boat.
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by NervousNell
I'm just curious who gets to decide which free email domain is cool versus which one is not cool.
Is yahoo ok?
Or does it only have to be gmail?
I have and msn.com email address for my personal email...
Is that acceptable?
They are all free so.....
I do!
There isn't a group or person who decides, technology is always changing. It's dependent on the market, trends, scalability. Gmail is free but I think its so popular and powerful because they have the cloud based tools you can use for sharing and collaborating. A lot of companies use G-suite. One point Facebook was cool, now it's for old people. Another example is Apple.
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GoldenRod
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by Budjeg11
Posted by GoldenRod
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I agree. Stigmas and stereotypes are often not based on facts.
I make sure the email address I make up for "official" things is professional sounding.
And email addresses are free, so there really isn't a good reason to not have a more business-friendly email account, based on the business in question.
However, a resume written in Comic Sans is grounds for IMMEDIATE shredding.....
Putting aside the name and the font used, are you suggesting that an aol address is automatically considered " non professional"?
Me personally? No, I don't care what you use. For some, apparently it does matter. For me, in the IT field, I think everyone else in the IT field should have their own domain name.
People who judge a resume based on an email address are filtering based on trivial and meaningless reasons. But, if you have 100 resumes for 1 position, there are going to be a lot of trivial reasons to reject resumes.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by Budjeg11
Posted by LuckyStar
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Thank you for the heads up, I now know that i should set up a new non aol email account if i should ever look for a job again!
But wow it sounds like you arent just saying that some people may feel that way but that you yourself would have the same assumption! That is quite an assumption! Why "should" someone update their email address if the one they have is working fine? And to assume that it means that their resume is less than stellar... I don't see the correlation.
To the OP I still use my aol email. I have one for fun that i have also had since I was like 18 (im now 43) and one that i use for professional purposes with just my name. I have never had issues with being considered spam or emails bounding back. I also have a gmail account for work and personally hate it!
Because the vast majority of professional environments do not use aol email addresses and someone who has consistently worked in a professional environment- at least in the industry I work in, would know that it was frowned upon.
Also, tons of companies use other Google platforms for business purposes. So, a familiarity with these platforms is necessary in many, many workplaces. A gmail account shows that you have at least some familiarity with the platform.
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GoldenRod
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Anyone still have an aol email address?
I'm tempted to get an aol email just to be a Hipster.... :D
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LuckyStar
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by GoldenRod
I'm tempted to get an aol email just to be a Hipster.... :D
Do they do that?!
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| Posted 10/23/20 1:17 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by GoldenRod
I'm tempted to get an aol email just to be a Hipster.... :D
Do they do that?!
Maybe not a hipster.... maybe so people think I'm an old geezer that doesn't know about computers...
Whatever it's called, I'd do it for irony.
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| Posted 10/23/20 1:24 PM |
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LuckyStar
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Anyone still have an aol email address?
Also, people don't get hired for stupid reasons all the time. I had a boss who wouldn't hire a woman who wore open toed shoes to an interview. I don't mean flip flops, I mean a tasteful peep toe with a suit. Now, would closed toe have been more professional? Of course. But that always seemed ridiculous to me.
The best interview advice the same nutbag ever gave me (the bar is low, she was awful at advice) was to wear a unique piece of jewelry to an interview- something to show your personality. That's something I've always followed (and have not always gotten the job, so take it for what it's worth).
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| Posted 10/23/20 1:29 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
Also, people don't get hired for stupid reasons all the time. I had a boss who wouldn't hire a woman who wore open toed shoes to an interview. I don't mean flip flops, I mean a tasteful peep toe with a suit. Now, would closed toe have been more professional? Of course. But that always seemed ridiculous to me.
The best interview advice the same nutbag ever gave me (the bar is low, she was awful at advice) was to wear a unique piece of jewelry to an interview- something to show your personality. That's something I've always followed (and have not always gotten the job, so take it for what it's worth).
I wore a tiara to an interview... apparently that wasn't the right kind of jewelry to wear.... They said something about it clashing with my beard...
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jlm2008
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Budjeg11
Posted by LuckyStar
I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.
Thank you for the heads up, I now know that i should set up a new non aol email account if i should ever look for a job again!
But wow it sounds like you arent just saying that some people may feel that way but that you yourself would have the same assumption! That is quite an assumption! Why "should" someone update their email address if the one they have is working fine? And to assume that it means that their resume is less than stellar... I don't see the correlation.
To the OP I still use my aol email. I have one for fun that i have also had since I was like 18 (im now 43) and one that i use for professional purposes with just my name. I have never had issues with being considered spam or emails bounding back. I also have a gmail account for work and personally hate it!
Because the vast majority of professional environments do not use aol email addresses and someone who has consistently worked in a professional environment- at least in the industry I work in, would know that it was frowned upon.
Also, tons of companies use other Google platforms for business purposes. So, a familiarity with these platforms is necessary in many, many workplaces. A gmail account shows that you have at least some familiarity with the platform.
All of this. My previous job was a major University that employees thousands of people. We did not hire people with AOL email addresses on their resume. Not saying it is right, or correct, but there are businesses that do that. So just giving a heads up for anyone applying for a job. As someone else said, resumes can get tossed for missing a period.
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NervousNell
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
I think the related threads below are pretty awesome.
This one is the most old school or the old school....
How come I can't get my AOL email from my Blackberry?
A peek into the technology problems of 2007!!
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by NervousNell
I think the related threads below are pretty awesome.
This one is the most old school or the old school....
How come I can't get my AOL email from my Blackberry?
A peek into the technology problems of 2007!!
I was so sad when I gave up my Blackberry for an iPhone. I think I was the last one and my DH thought I was being ridiculous.
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NervousNell
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Re: Anyone still have an aol email address?
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
I think the related threads below are pretty awesome.
This one is the most old school or the old school....
How come I can't get my AOL email from my Blackberry?
A peek into the technology problems of 2007!!
I was so sad when I gave up my Blackberry for an iPhone. I think I was the last one and my DH thought I was being ridiculous.
OMG I loved my blackberries. I used to work at a company that had a Blackberry Server so the email was super easy that way. That was the big thing, having a Blackberry server at work.
I held out too long myself!
My first was the pearl. It was so tiny and each letter shared a key so typing on that was like learning short hand!!
But i got used to it and was good at it! I then moved on to the larger blackberry and having a full keyboard was a luxury!
ETA- this was my exact pearl. In pink too! Man I loved that thing!
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