The Lion’s Pride: Networking - Business Card Pack Rats

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Business Card Pack Rats

Most employment authorities, including WildJobSafari.com, advise job hunters to have business cards made up. They're portable and a great marketing tool.

Collecting business cards - even being a business card pack rat - is just as important as passing yours out, though. Here are a few reasons why:

Data rich. Business cards, by their nature, contain contact information, company, name and title. You can't do better than that - particularly when it's handed to you for free!

Space for notes. When you collect a card, it's important afterward to write the crux of your conversation on the back. This will serve to jog your memory - and your new contact's - when you follow up.

Index ease. One great way to index or sort the cards is by company. For instance, if you have a card from three people at XYZ Corp., grouping them together will make it easier to follow up ("Hi Jim. I was just talking with Bob..."). It will also help put pieces of the company puzzle together (Jim tells you X, Bob tells you K).

IN THE CARAVAN: Becoming a business card pack rat - and using them properly - is just as important as passing out your own.

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