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    The situation: you're in charge of hiring a new employee. After interviewing several, you narrow it down to two women of equal qualifications. As you look through their info, you realize that the email address provided by one of the women is something like "sexybaby@email.com" while the other is something like "josephineschmoe@email.com." Does this affect your decision about which one you hire?

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    not at all.

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    actually, I'd probably consider sexybaby as a more interesting employee (not meaning this in a sexual way). I wouldn't base my decision between them on it though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bionicgoat View Post
    not at all.
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    actually, I'd probably consider sexybaby as a more interesting employee (not meaning this in a sexual way). I wouldn't base my decision between them on it though.
    Really? Would it make a difference to you if it was a very high-profile position you were hiring for?

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    Nerp. I'm with BG.
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    It shouldn't make a difference if the candidates are indeed equally qualified for the job. But...to put "sexybaby@email.com" as your email address shows poor lack of judgement. If they were to do something similar with your company...well, I suppose it depends on what kind of company it is. I think ultimately, you would have to contact this person and ask them why they used this particular email address...and if they can satisfactorily bullshit their way out of it, give them the job! But it would seem foolish or blase to put that as your email address.

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    For someone to have actually gotten a name such as sexybaby, it's highly likely that they were one of the first to sign up, and thus one of the first to know about the website. To me this could imply that they were long time users of the internet and had many years of experience with computers, or kept up to date with new technology, and also that they have what some South Americans refer to as mucho grande cojones for using such an email for something work-related. Perhaps she was purposefully using that email to see if it would affect her chances, thinking that any employer that would treat her differently because of it is one she would not want to work for. And maybe she would put a voodoo hex curse on my company for not hiring her. And maybe I just happen to believe in voodoo hex curses and will put one on her for putting one on me, and the world will erupt in a war of voodoo hex curse casting, all over a simple job. That just seems petty, to me, and a total waste of not only time, but curse casting powder as well, and that shit ain't cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by songofsappho View Post
    Really? Would it make a difference to you if it was a very high-profile position you were hiring for?
    I wouldn't be hiring for those sorts of positions (I've only done interviews and made the decision on hiring people who were going to be under me, a part of my team). But if I was in the position to do so, no, it wouldn't make any difference to me (provided that there wasn't some sort of policy on it that I was supposed to be following, even then, I would probably ignore it ) . I don't think that using Sexybaby@email.com says anything about a persons credentials for a position. I might even see it as a sign of balls and confidence in themselves that they used that email address for a resume.

    at the same time, I do see how it's a bit stupid to be using it on a resume... it's not very professional and I'd assume that most, if not all, human resource departments would see it as a bad mark against the applicant. IMO though, skills in creating applications mean nothing when it comes to actual skills in the workplace. A monkey can be trained to produce an acceptable professional application.

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    I think it would depend on things I gathered meeting "sexybaby". I would be curious as to why she would put that as her email when it could deter someone from hiring her (and that question would actually be more interesting to me than any connotations/implications of the email address). Also I would presumably have her references, and I would have already met her and I think that whatever information was gathered there would outweigh something like her email address. Not to mention that the email address doesn't bother me anyway. I guess the point of the matter is I don't know why she chose that as an email address or why she gave it with her information, and unless it links up with several others questions I had about her in the back of my mind leading to some profound revelation that she's a back-stabbing slut or a naive dunce, or someone who will sail us all into ruin, I would probably just go off the information I do have (as there could be any number of reasons for that email address). Basically whatever reason it is either falls inside the concept of what I already know of her (in which case there is a reason for it that makes sense within the scope of her being close to the person she so far seems to be), or it falls outside of it, thereby leading to re-evaluating who she really is. All in all though I tend to be of the "I won't discriminate against you because you have a tattoo, a nose ring, dyed your hair green, and chose iamaslut.com for your website" variety because I tend to be very socially liberal in general and I just don't care what her email address is, only who she is, and her email address shouldn't change that. Of course, if the job is the exact opposite of a socially liberal sort of place, then she'll have to be informed she can't use that email address at work. But I mean I really don't like limits on these sorts of things at all.

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    It depends on how she answered my question of why she chose that email.
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    If I am able to hire both women, instead of asking the woman why her e-mail was 'sexybaby', which would be none of my business, I would simply request that she use a more professional username for work.

    But if I had to choose one, though it would be difficult considering the equality in their merits, I would choose the one who was more careful about professionalism. Less trouble, is it not?

    I'm imagining now the reason I would give if the other women had called to ask why she wasn't hired and to say: "your e-mail was inappropriate" seems like such an absurd reason. Explaining to her the situation would lessen the absurdity, I think, but I would feel a little bad. I mean, it could have been just a small slip-up. On the other hand, at least I would have made her aware of such things and, if the hired rival did not work out, sexybaby would definitely get the job, if she was still interested.

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    Nah, I would just hire the one that's truly sexier. You can't trust internet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by polikujm View Post
    Nah, I would just hire the one that's truly sexier. You can't trust internet.
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    If sexybaby@email.com were applying to somewhere like a strip joint, her choice of email may give her something of an advantage. :wink:


    But seriously, if I was the one doing the hiring, I doubt it would make much difference one way or another. I would pay more attention to whether or not the candidate would be a good fit for the job in terms of work experience and interest in the job.

    However, in today's economy, the job market is very tight in many fields and having 100 or more applicants for a job is not at all unusual. With only a handful who will earn an interview, recruiters can afford to be picky and use details such as choice of email address or the number of typos on a resume as a reason to discard an application.
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    I'd choose the hotter one.
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    The one with the normal email address without a doubt.

    The is a great deal of unprofessionalism providing a email like that to your future employer.

    I would prefer that she didn't put anything I wouldn't judge her for having not put a email.

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    that's unprofessional.
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    ONLY if I were the boss in a one man company and had to hire a second person, and I'm single at the moment. Yes I would influence me.

    In ALL the other cases I would go for the other one. I rather have a boring serious person who does her work well, then miss sexy babe who's on msn all day.

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    Wow, I'm also really surprised by the responses here. While an email adderss may seem inconsequential, there are a hell of a lot of applicants to professional jobs, especially ones that don't require very specific specialization. If I'm going through resumes for a professional position, and I have a hundred applications, I probably wouldn't make it past the email address before I tossed the resume aside. Honestly, how much effort does it take to have a professional email address? It's a small thing to do, and not doing it tells me one of two things. Either you don't understand the basics of professionalism, which is a huge mark against someone trying to get a professional job [Hello, HR?]. Or you know and you either don't care enough to fix it or are too lazy to fix it, in which case, how can I trust you to care enough when you're actually working for me. An employee's behaviour reflects on both the employer and the organization.

    This isn't a trick question, it's commonsense. Professionalism 101. Regardless of whether you want people to filter based on those types of things, it's simply reality that people are judging you based on the impressions you give. You wouldn't wear a shirt that says "sexy baby" to work (and if you did people would probably be appalled). That's just reality. I'm really surprised that person made it to an interview, song.
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    I wouldn't take sexybaby at any case. Except they were entering for a job as dancer, stripper,prostitute etc.

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    My answer was based on this:

    Quote Originally Posted by songofsappho View Post
    After interviewing several, you narrow it down to two women of equal qualifications.
    which means I've already interviewed her, correct? I mean the time for me to throw out applicants based on their email address would be before interviews, but if I've already interviewed her then it's difficult to place more importance on her email address than on what I gathered during the interview. And if I didn't notice her email address before the interviewing process, I might think of it as one of those "amusing things in life" where someone who did a definite resume "don't" managed to get through to the finalization process and turned out to be a pretty good candidate. And had I noticed the email address before deciding upon who to interview, I may have never known she was a good candidate because I probably would have tossed the application (unless there was something extraordinary or exceptional about it) if it seemed like the person just didn't bother to get a better email address (when other candidates had apparently put forth more effort).

    In my own sort of conspiratorial interview thinking, I do think that sometimes "we don't think we want this person, but just in case we'll interview them just to confirm we don't want them" is the reason for interviewing some people. It could be down to two final candidates and one "just making sure we don't want her/him" candidate.

    I mean it just depends on the overall quality of the application as well. For instance, if the person had long term experience working professionally and good references/referrals... then the email address is a strange quirk. If they have no experience and their resume is crap, then how did they get to the final interviewing picks?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    My answer was based on this:

    which means I've already interviewed her, correct? I mean the time for me to throw out applicants based on their email address would be before interviews, but if I've already interviewed her then it's difficult to place more importance on her email address than on what I gathered during the interview. And if I didn't notice her email address before the interviewing process, I might think of it as one of those "amusing things in life" where someone who did a definite resume "don't" managed to get through to the finalization process and turned out to be a pretty good candidate. And had I noticed the email address before deciding upon who to interview I may have never known because I probably would have tossed the application (unless there was something extraordinary or exceptional about it) if it seemed like the person just didn't bother to get a better email address (when other candidates had apparently put forth more effort).

    In my own sort of conspiratorial interview thinking, I do think that sometimes "we don't think we want this person, but just in case we'll interview them just to confirm we don't want them" is the reason for interviewing some people. It could be down to two final candidates and one "just making sure we don't want her/him" candidate.

    I mean it just depends on the overall quality of the application as well. For instance, if the person had long term experience working professionally and good references/referrals... then the email address is a strange quirk. If they have no experience and their resume is crap, then how did they get to the final interviewing picks?
    This is a fair response. I forgot that the question was about having already interviewed and narrowing it down.

    That said, if they were equally qualified and otherwise incomparable, I would make the decision over the email, lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mn0good View Post
    That said, if they were equally qualified and otherwise incomparable, I would make the decision over the email, lol.
    At least from their pov there shouldn't be any doubt about why they weren't selected then. I mean, that's what baffles me is why would they have that as their email address when that is one of those things that will cause employers to throw you out as a possibility? That's what is really odd about it to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    At least from their pov there shouldn't be any doubt about why they weren't selected then. I mean, that's what baffles me is why would they have that as their email address when that is one of those things that will cause employers to throw you out as a possibility? That's what is really odd about it to me.
    Like I said before, if I was looking at resumes, that would tell me that either that person is ignorant about professionalism regarding technology, or they just don't care enough to make a separate email. It's just silly.
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    People might not remember your name on a list of 100 people. Someone is going to remember sexybabe. Yea, you might be eliminated from 10 interviews out the gate for something like that, but it's the one that you capture the attention of someone that will land you the job.

    Depending on the job and the interviewers, it will definitely cause a reaction.

    Someone's name is definitely the neutral thing to do, since it's rather bland, normal, shows absolutely nothing, neutral. I don't think this girl wants a neutral reaction, she's trying to differentiate herself from the herd. Maybe on her resume she has a good list of qualifications, I mean if I had good qualifications I would definitely do something eye catching to make sure whoever read it would remember me.

    If this girl is cute and sexy too, it's at least true. What I dislike the most is someone using sexy babe/etc and actually turn out to be a bit boring and plain.

    When only boring, compliant professional machines are the only people that can be hired and paid, usually this is a time where there is a population will develop that is neither boring, compliant or professional and if they have access to resources or even just labor, they will develop their own sphere of influence. If they lack access to resources, they will attain it by any means neccessary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mn0good View Post
    Like I said before, if I was looking at resumes, that would tell me that either that person is ignorant about professionalism regarding technology, or they just don't care enough to make a separate email. It's just silly.
    It's not silly at all, it's eye-catching. If all society and resources were used only in the most professional business fashion, it would be pure misery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by songofsappho View Post
    "sexybaby@email.com" while the other is something like "josephineschmoe@email.com." Does this affect your decision about which one you hire?
    Not by itself.
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