Include your full name, your email address, and your phone number in your email signature, so the hiring manager can see, at a glance, how to contact you.
Including a link to your LinkedIn profile is a good way to give the hiring manager more information on your skills and abilities.
If you're using Twitter for job search and/or career related purposes, include a link to your Twitter account, as well.
Sample Email Signature
FirstName LastName
Email Address
Phone
Cell Phone
Sample Email Signature With Full Address
FirstName LastName
Street
City, State, Zip
Email Address
Phone
Cell Phone
Sample Email Signature With LinkedIn
FirstName LastName
Email Address
Phone
Cell Phone
LinkedIn Profile (Optional)
Sample Email Signature With Twitter
FirstName LastName
Email Address
Phone
Cell Phone
LinkedIn Profile (Optional)
Twitter Account (Optional)
How to Set Up Your Email Signature
If you need help setting your signature in your email program, follow these easy steps from About.com's Email Guide Heinz Tschabitscher:
- How to Create an Email Signature in Outlook
- How to Set Up an Email Signature in Gmail
- How to Set Up Your Windows Live Hotmail Signature
- Set the Default Signature per Email Account in Windows Mail or Outlook Express
- How to Set Up Your Yahoo! Mail Signature
Job Search Email Etiquette
Job search email etiquette including what to write in your job search emails, how to format your email, how to make sure your email message is read, and sample job search email messages.
