Business Cards for Unemployed or Recent Grad Job Seekers

04 March 2009

Time and BusinessWeek just published articles today stating the obvious.  This is one of the most difficult job markets for job seekers especially recent graduates.  It is not all doom and gloom.  Forbes wrote that the layoffs appear to be simmering down a bit for the time being.  

As a job seeker, you should utilize all your resources available to you.  While online resources such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are invaluable, nothing replaces good old fashioned networking.  Get off the computer and meet former colleagues, classmates and/or acquaintances for coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks. 

If you are unemployed or a recent graduate, you may event want to have personal business cards.  It sends a more professional image to present a personal business card rather than scribbling your contact information on piece of napkin.  

If you are on a budget, then can order free business cards from Vista Print.  I have noticed more students/recent graduates with personal business cards.  Your personal business cards should contain the following:

  • Name
  • Phone number
  • Email address
The following are optional but something worth considering:
  • URL – online blog and/or online portflio
  • Twitter address
  • Job title   
Whether or not you should include your job title on your personal business card depends on a few factors.  If you are at a career cross road and you are considering a career change, then you should not include it.  If you are looking at variety of job opportunities, then I would recommend against including it on your personal business card.  However, if you know that you will always be in one profession, then include a job title.  I personally prefer leaving out the job title since I can keep using the business cards indefinitely.  

Published on 4th March, 2009 by Kaye Monty (Former Member)

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