I’m 25 and have had my AOL email since before I was born, set up by my parents. In the late 90’s and early 00’s every now and then they would send a few photos to it perhaps with an accompanying story of anything that they’d want me to remember. I then used it as my main email and have continued to till this day.
During a job interview today I was told I was great fit but they weren’t sure about my email address!
Apparently they can tell a lot about a person just from the fact they have an AOL email address in 2023.
Has anyone else had something similar, is it actually a big deal?
It’s true that having an aol e-mail address (or any e-mail address tied to a specific ISP) can make you seem like you’re behind the times. Simple solution - sign up for a Gmail account and just set it to forward to your AOL. Only use the Gmail address for resumes and things like that where people will see it.