My favorite Socialist was just forced, due to exasperating availability on his cable system, (No, he didn’t have Comcast!), to switch to another Internet Service Provider. So he has to change his email address.
What folks don’t realize is the you LOSE all the people who have your email address that:
- you don’t know about (i.e., the recruiter stores your email in the search firm’s database),
- can’t reach (i.e., the recruiter with your dream job is unknown to you), and
- are stored in a static form (i.e., your old resume has the old email address on it)!
You can offset the loss by have robust presences on social networking sites where you can be found or “looked up”. Like LinkedIn, Facebook, the much despised Plaxo, or even MySpace. You can somewhat compensate by a free updater like Plaxo or CardScan.
But, bottom line, there is no substitute for your own domain, with a supporting website, and your own email connected to that domain. It’s so cheap there is no excuse. It’s so easy and executive can do it.
No sympathy here!
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