How Not to get Hired Part 2 : It's your E-Mail Address, Dude

Are you proud of your e-mail address? Do you think it's clever, funny or offbeat? That it reflects who you are and what and what you're about? Well, potential employers might not agree. They are likely to turn down your applicant, not on the basis of your qualifications but because they were turned off by the way you choose to represent yourself to the big wired world.
Steve Watkins reviewed 300 e-mailed résumé in his search for a network administrator. He was appalled by some of the addressees  and compiled examples for his Web site. he changed the domain names to "domain.com, " to protect the innocent. If you recognize your email address in this list, Watkins said, "we have already filled our position- and it wasn't with you, dude."
-IBKreakin@domain.com
-2hot4u@domain.com
-SleazyLiza@domain.com
-Hottie@domain.com
-DrinkMoreBeer@domain.com
-Joe6Pack@domain.com
-Dude@domain.com
-SleepyHead@domain.com


Taken from Schultz, D. P., & Schultz, S. E. (2010).Psychology and Work Today (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson.