Using a work phone number on a cover letter is usually a bad default. Learn the privacy, confidentiality, and professionalism risks, plus safer alternatives for job seekers.
Should you use your personal phone number on a cover letter? Learn when it is fine, when it creates privacy risk, and what to use instead.
Usually no — a work phone number is a poor default for a resume because it can expose your job search through employer-managed devices, voicemail, and call logs. A personal number you control or a separate job-search number is usually safer.
Should you use your personal phone number on your resume? Learn when it is fine, when a separate number is smarter, and how to stay reachable without inviting extra spam or recruiter noise.
Using a separate phone number on your resume can be a smart privacy move if the number is stable, professional, and easy to monitor during your job search.
Yes — in most cases your resume should include an email address, but it should be a stable, professional inbox you control and check often rather than a temporary, work-owned, or fading school address.
A college email can work on a resume in limited cases, but a long-term professional inbox is usually safer once graduation, forwarding limits, and recruiter follow-up are in play.
Usually no — a temporary email is rarely the best address to print on a resume. Here is when it hurts you, when it can still help around the edges of a job search, and what to use instead.
A separate phone number on a cover letter can be a smart privacy move when you want faster recruiter access without exposing your main personal line to every employer, recruiter, and job board.
Usually yes — a separate email on a cover letter can keep recruiter replies organized and protect your main inbox, as long as the address looks professional and stays active through the hiring process.