Hm...I will ask my employer if I could use it then, and ask the employer if I can use it for that purpose. Thanks for letting me know it would expire were I to quit the job, but it would be valid until I get the new job. Then again, that email would no longer work, since I'd need to update it with the new employer, so yeah, Gmail it is.
Next question. After researching the entire day, I realized that the best kind of professional email, is one that has both your first and last name in it, preferably one that includes your entire first and last name (in the form of "firstname.lastname@domain.com") and not just your first inital and entire last name, but would an underscore be a valid substitute for the period? I love using underscores, and looks more correct anyway, since there's supposed to be a space between your first and last name, and at times when that's not allowed, an underscore is supposed to be used, but the period is more commonly used...so just wondering if using an underscore is awkward.
Third question, I was wondering how I should make a professional username as well. Some companies, require you to make an account on their website if you want to apply for an internship or job. I made the mistake of registering of "MJOLNIR" on there, and I can't edit that username, so meh, I'll just make another account.
Would a professional username just be "firstname lastname" with that space between them? I'm guessing so, and of course the first and last name being capitalized.