OfficialAPCNig:
Use A Professional Email Address

I don't about other Recruiters, but for me, a stupid email address will never earn an invite from me.

What the heck are, Chizzybaby@gmail.com, Zainab4luv@yahoo.com? Seriously, these ain't email anyone seriously looking for job should be associating with.

Personally, I prefer emails with the applicants' full name or first name.

Try as much as possible not to use numbers in your email address, only when necessary.

Something like this is manageable, LekanAzeez86@gmail.com but Lekan86@gmail.com is unacceptable to me.

Officiallekan@gmail.com, IamLekan@gmail.com, LekanOfficial@gmail.com are all acceptable to me.

solelymade:


You are rather full of excuses. The Op has offered vital points on why some applicant don't get invitation to job interview, a subjective way of pruning the unending list of applicants to be interviewed but valid to the recruiter. Like it or not.

LaudableXX:

So because the recruiters are too lazy to do their jobs properly, we should applaud them for using silly illogical means, to deprive potential candidates, of a job?

If the work load is too heavy, then why can't they recruit additional hands or even sub-contract part of the task to other recruiting firms? His pompous attitude and lack of objectivity, is part of what is ruining the chances of many candidates, as it prevents companies from even getting the best fit for the job.

phemmyfour:
liar! Even a ridiculous email like "killmenow" @.... work with Chevron

prettysassygirl:

Is that the mail he/she used for application??

LaudableXX:


It is recruiters like you that end up overlooking great candidates, because of an e-mail address that they dislike, due to their inner prejudice. What is your business with the person's e-mail address? As for me, as long as it is not '419scammer@gmail.com,' who cares?

What should attract your attention is just the person's CV, or resume. That is what your focus should be on, if you truly want to offer your clients the best services.

I was once contacted by a recruiter on Linkedin. He had gotten my resume from an acquaintance, and wanted to verify some details. I sent him replies using my personal e-mail, and he was surprised at my mail address. I explained to him, that the mailbox had been opened for me, by my first employer, but the firm later migrated to a corporate mail address, and the old personal one, was discarded. I retained mine after leaving the firm, because I just couldn't be bothered to change it.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got the job but had to decline the offer, because it clashed with my other plans.

oluwayimika123:
I see most of this recruiters as d most confusing being.
They all set diff standards based on dier own personal judgment. The issue of using email add without nos shldnt be a prerequisite to choosing viable candidate.

He has highlighted some things above that shows he's just one of this ova pompous HR saying a candidate didn't make d clearance list becos he/she didn't send an acknowledgement letter appropriately.

I will like to remind OP that not everybody knows all this things and that doesn't mean they won't perform excellently well wen given a role.

Recruiters shld stop dis act of acting like demi gods that must be worshipped and learn to b considerate

OfficialAPCNig:
Use A Professional Email Address

I don't about other Recruiters, but for me, a stupid email address will never earn an invite from me.

What the heck are, Chizzybaby@gmail.com, Zainab4luv@yahoo.com? Seriously, these ain't email anyone seriously looking for job should be associating with.

Personally, I prefer emails with the applicants' full name or first name.

Try as much as possible not to use numbers in your email address, only when necessary.

Something like this is manageable, LekanAzeez86@gmail.com but Lekan86@gmail.com is unacceptable to me.

Officiallekan@gmail.com, IamLekan@gmail.com, LekanOfficial@gmail.com are all acceptable to me.

phemmyfour:
his points are dumb. Like seriously, email and not entering interview room first or last. Believe this trash at your own peril

solelymade:


His points are not dumb in any way whatsoever, those things he mentioned up post are the reasons a lot of applications go to the bin.

The email one can be relaxed though in some circumstances to permit ignorance. You should know an organisation has it culture and values which must reflect in all it staffs.
Have you ever wondered why some organisations in banking, insurance, education, health etc send away applicants with funny haircut and inappropriate dress sense,even though the appearance is not an objective measure of the ability of the applicant to perform on the job.
He hasn't fully developed the part of entering the interview first or last but I guess I know where that's headed.

OfficialAPCNig:
Don't Enter The Interview Room First or Last

Don't ever dare this.

... Be Right Back

OfficialAPCNig:
Don't Enter The Interview Room First or Last

Don't ever dare this.

... Be Right Back

OfficialAPCNig:
Don't Enter The Interview Room First or Last

Don't ever dare this.

... Be Right Back

LaudableXX:

No, sir. His points were NOT valid in any way. He simply discarded those e-mail addresses due to his inner prejudice, without giving any concrete reason. Which law says that an applicant's e-mail address must consist only of his name?? In reality, I know people who got high-flying jobs, using e-mail addresses that did not contain their names! I got 3 multinational jobs, using my personal e-mail address which does not even reflect my own name. So what is he saying? He is just trying to sound important. His post is nothing, but a lot of hot air!

I repeat: a recruiter does not have any business with your e-mail address. His business should only be with your CV or resume! End of story.

solelymade:

I will tell you sir, that a good short concise acknowledgement mail as receipt of a mail for a job interview goes a long way to prepare the ground for a candidate. The candidate name resonant well with the HR recruiter and often time prepares the candidate for a mild toned interview session. Again for multistage interview, it is very good to send go acknowledgement mail. A 20-30 words mail kills no-one except a mentally lazy man.
It says a lot about the personality of the candidate and he's desire to join the organisation. Makes you stand out from the teeming crowd of applicants.
Remember to the recruiter the applicant is either underemployed or unemployed, so what stops him/her from acknowledging a mail in a nice way.

OfficialAPCNig:
Outside Nairaland, I work in an Agency that recruits for top companies in Nigeria.

When we are not recruting for a particular client, we are training and when we are not doing that, then we are appraising performance or enjoying the time the flexibility of our job offers us.

Today I am going to share few things that will help job seekers land their dream job.

This is from my personal experience and it might not be applicable to other Recruiters.

Let's dive!!!

LaudableXX:

You must be a truly lazy recruiter, because you keep discarding potential candidates based on very flimsy reasons. What specific value, does the e-mail address add to the candidate's credentials, or his/her ability to do the job? You people are very funny ....anyway, today's brand of recruiters have apps to do everything for them these days. I guess those apps have replaced their brains.

boladez:



You are limiting yourself by the email you use. No one will teach you professional emails in school but it is common sense. I will not bother with a chizzylove.Bleep or superboyxxx......it is a sign of immaturity, unseriousness and irresponsibility to use that mail for a job interview...rant all you can it will not change the business ethics of today's world.

This is one of the shifts between the old generation and new generation to whom nothing matters and nothing counts

LaudableXX:

'Bias' could also be alleged when qualified candidates are dropped, simply because of prejudice on the part of the recruiter. If a candidate gets to know that he was not screened for a position, even though he/she was fully qualified for the role, just because the recruiter didn't like his e-mail address, don't you think the recruiter's actions could be classified as bias?

Don't forget that applicants might know someone within the organisation, who could give them relevant inside info, and the recruiters may be unaware of this fact.

merit455:
What about akim.thomas455@gmail.com