by Randy Place
Business people who lived over a hundred years ago were considered rude to hand out business cards for personal purposes. That’s why they used calling cards instead. Today’s post on Your Career Service discusses advantages of doing it the old fashioned way — with calling cards.
How to use business cards? This category of cards shows your name, company, title or business, and contact information. Calling cards just convey your name. And maybe just a phone number or e-mail address.
Many young professionals today prefer introducing themselves the old fashioned way — with calling card use instead of business cards. This is a more recent phenomenon because some of you don’t want to be identified just by your professions. While others have no professions o be identified by. .
“I find a calling card to be a classier way to represent myself personally,” says a 30-year old IT professional quoted in a printed report.
What’s the reasoning behind calling card use over business cards? They’re simpler and probably motivate recipients of your card to get to know you a little more before pocketing the card.
Younger people who prefer calling cards are hip to the informality of social networking sites like Facebook and My Space, says the report. Calling cards can be extensions of that.
While job hunters are well advised to use business cards that tell who you are and what you do, calling cards might also be considered, especially for networking purposes. You can keep it friendlier with calling cards without the pressure of feeling like you’re seeking a job or referral. It’s classier. And, who knows, prospective employers and customers might appreciate some class these days.
There are two related articles about calling cards on Your Career Service, Read “Business cards for your job hunting campaign,” and, “Business cards for your job search — part 2.”
