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# Is it your name, you should have something that is very clearly you.
## Try get your full name into the email address.
## Do not use contractions. e.g. phil phLacey@ all are confusing
## Do not use slang / abbreviated names e.g. philly.
## Make sure the name you use in your job is the name of your email address
## If you were presenting yourself to the President of the country and asked your name how would you give it? That should be your email address
# Make sure that the Display name of an email address is your proper name
## Do not use all caps e.g. PHILIP LACEY (philip.lacey@allnone.ie)
## Do not use all lower case e.g. philip lacey (philip.lacey@allnone.ie)
## Make sure the name matches the email address
# A signature is a block of text at the bottom of your email which gives all your contact details
## Use your name and if you have letters use them too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-nominal_letters_(United_Kingdom)
## Include your LinkedIn address as it is a link to your CV
## Include a photo of yourself to reinforce what you look like. Makes your email more personable
# Style
## Use a sans-serif font… Arial is the safest and most widely available font
## Sign out the email with Kind regards, Best regards or just Regards
## Use 1.5 line spacing to make it really easy to read
So why do all this
* Have you considered the reader and made it really easy for them to invite you for interview?
* Visually your email will stand out as easy to understand and engaging. Getting noticed as technically competent and thought out.
== Body of the email ==