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What Should be on a Business Card for a Student or Recent Graduate?

As a young graduate, the process of starting a new career is not easy. You should be ready to deal with a lot of stress that may accompany the whole process.

Whether you are the end of your stay in school or you just recently graduated and seeking better career opportunities, there are a lot of things that you need to know and this is the right time to start improving your network.

When it comes to looking for a job, the key thing you need to do is to improve your network. This is very important. It is very important especially for finding permanent positions not just freelance jobs.

Marketing yourself is very essential in any industry you are into. It is the surest determinant of job success and one of the best to do so is by making use of business cards.

These cards are simple tools you can use effectively to market yourself very well and improve your chances of gaining adequate employment opportunities.

WHAT SHOULD YOU PUT ON YOUR BUSINESS CARDS?

You may be thinking that using a business card to effectively market yourself as a graduate isn’t the right approach for you. This is very wrong.

Business cards are seen as a very small and inexpensive way of marketing yourself even before you finish front school. If you are still an undergraduate, there is no reason why you should wait until after graduation before you start meeting the right people especially professionals.

Most companies all over the world active seek newly graduated individuals to shed new light on their industry.

Most professionals make use of business cards to showcase their job title or their highest obtained degree. But as a student, you can simply use these cards to showcase your skills and academic qualification. You must ensure that you highlight the details that are relevant to your chosen field of study. Neglect the irrelevant information that will not get you to where you need to be.

ENSURE THAT YOU INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

You may not have a huge list of skills that you would need to highlight on your card but do not be afraid. The most important information on your business card is your contact information.

While networking, your contact info is one of the most important things that you need to highlight.

You should also be able to explain who you are and what you do effectively. Your business card will make these employers or clients find you later for work.

Since you do not have a lot of experience, especially in your career, your business card may not be filled with a lot of information. That is very fine.

The most important details in your card are your name and the contact information but one thing you need not neglect is the design element in this card. While producing the card, ensure that you pay close attention to the aesthetics of the card.

You can even choose to change the design and the shape of the card so that it will not be the same as the plain old white rectangle. Have fun while designing.

WHAT ARE YOU OFFERING?

Since you are new to the workforce, there is a lot that you will have to offer your employers or your clients. However, whichever way you choose to showcase yourself is up to you.

Every day, keep on asking yourself. What can I offer these clients and my employers that other applicants cannot? If you have previous experience in another field, look for a way in which it would not stand out in this new field.

Once you find out what makes you different, you need to use it as an upper edge.

So if you are starting in your career, please, ensure that you use business to the best of your advantage. List every skill or accomplishment that you have gotten so far.

Never forget that the most important information that should be on your business card is your name and your contact information.

Once you have gotten these, make sure that your design is great. Then, you are good to go.

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