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Will using non-gmail hurt my chance of getting hired?

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  • A [email protected]

    Unfortunately, I have seen some CEO's that will refuse employees using anything other than major services, like Google, Apple, etc.

    I did see one specifically mention he will not interview anyone with a Proton email address because it wasn't considered "professional".

    It's certainly ridiculous, but big business is ridiculous.

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    You Def don't want to work there then. Problem solved. Ceo is a fuck-face.

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    • B [email protected]

      What if the email is @aol.com?

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      Nope 0 fucks given. Or would have to be @ashleymadison or @pornhub or something. and even then it may just net you an interview.

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      • U [email protected]

        I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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        My boss never cared about my disroot email. He just asked what is was

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          I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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          A lot of companies use Google mail anyways so your emails will be scanned regardless.

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          • microw@lemm.eeM [email protected]

            That probably depends more on what is before the @. Is your mailadress a gamertag or some random thing you came up with as a teen? "Superbunny69" probably has a lower chance of success than "lastn.firstname"

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            And "firstname.purpose"?

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            • P [email protected]

              No job/recruiter/interviewer will ever care about what email provider you use.

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              It depends.

              I judge people harshly for still using yahoo email. You disgusting fucks know who you are. Just look at yourselves. Ugh. /s

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              • Q [email protected]

                seems like companies who know what proton is, would have no problem with it. some of their people would use it themselves.

                companies who never heard of it wouldn't have any bad impression about it.

                if they never heard about it but are wary/scared of everything they never heard of, might not be safe to work there. that's the kind of place that would test their workers' loyalty randomly, and not reciprocate any loyalty they receive.

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                and not reciprocate any loyalty they receive.

                You get far bigger payment increase if you are not loyal.

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                  It depends.

                  I judge people harshly for still using yahoo email. You disgusting fucks know who you are. Just look at yourselves. Ugh. /s

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                  i still have the yahoo account i created back in the 90's and i can't rid of it because of the nostalgia it inspires, so i mostly use it for spam whenever some random site wants me to sign up.

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                  • P [email protected]

                    No job/recruiter/interviewer will ever care about what email provider you use.

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                    #34

                    What do you think they think when they see an AOL email

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                    • U [email protected]

                      I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                      I don't think it should matter and if it did matter, do you really want to work for such small-minded judgmental people? The people who would care about an uncommon email domain would probably also see it as a "red flag" if you say that you don't use certain social media sites. Don't waste your time playing pointless image games.

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                        I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                        #36

                        I use public@mydomain. Hasn't negatively affected me. I created a burner Gmail account for a Google Meet interview and then tossed it aside after. I've been hired for two jobs in eight years using the public@ address.

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                        • R [email protected]

                          Sorry to bother you but, any recommendations for several year work gap on my resume ?

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                          What you did with that time is our own business. The only thing that matters is why your current skills are relevent for the job.

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                            What you did with that time is our own business. The only thing that matters is why your current skills are relevent for the job.

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                            experience teaches me that your likeability matters more

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                            • N [email protected]

                              Maybe I am an odd duck, but when I have been the guy looking at resumes and shit, I made a note not to read peoples email addresses. I don't care if your email is cumdumpster19 I care if you know how to configure a firewall. But I think most people look for reason to round file a resume and not reasons to say yes to an applicant.

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                              The roles I've hired for require formal presentation of work/studies with a certain level of attention to detail, and more internal politics than I care to admit.

                              So while its never the sole deciding factor in a resume I do put weight on spelling, formatting, and general professionalism. If your email is [email protected], or [email protected] I'm not immediately binning it, but you are starting from a disadvantage. [email protected] is always gonna be just fine though.

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                              • U [email protected]

                                I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                                It will not hurt your chances.

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                                  I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                                  I don't see any reason why it would affect your application(s) in the slightest. A good CV is a good CV. You could have @goatfondler.com for all I care.

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                                    I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                                    Protonmail is a widely used and common email provider. There is no reason why an employer would be prejudiced against your application based on you having a Protonmail address. I think a far more common thing employers think about when seeing applicants' email addresses are things like "haha, they're still using their email address from when they were 8 of alexdaboss at gmail dot com", but I highly doubt they care about what domain it's on unless you've got like a pornhub.com address or something.

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                                      and not reciprocate any loyalty they receive.

                                      You get far bigger payment increase if you are not loyal.

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                                      by moving to a different employer, i guess.

                                      did you mean by betraying coworkers? maybe some people like that idea. I'm strongly against it.

                                      either way, i would avoid such a company.

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                                      • U [email protected]

                                        I'm using Proton right now. Someone suggest I should get a Gmail instead for higher chance of success. Is that true? How risky is it for Google sanning those mails in terms of privacy?

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                                        Proton leaked a user's IP address to law enforcement, you should seek alternatives. source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/privacy-focused-protonmail-provided-a-users-ip-address-to-authorities/

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                                        • R [email protected]

                                          When places look at resumes, they're looking at communication skills, education, experience, and work history. They're looking for lies and exaggerations. The poor bastards have probably been through 60 resumes a day and they're just hoping to find a keyword here or there that isn't like the other 60 resumes.

                                          If they're unscrupulous they're also looking at your name and trying to figure out your race/gender.

                                          As long as the email address and content you provide exudes professionalism, and the email works, They don't care at all.

                                          As far as privacy, forget it. The business you are working with is already certainly using Microsoft or Google, they're vetting your email address and content through a spam filter. In most cases you are private email has no longer private the second it gets to any company.

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                                          I thought Google Workspace mailboxes aren't scanned?

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