The Personal Business Card

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by Amin Huffington

Dreamfedjob - Turning unemployed into employed.

Suppose you were an employer screening applications or résumés, interviewing by phone, or simply too busy to meet with every job applicant who came by. Would you appreciate a quick, easy-to-read summary of someone's objectives, skills and experience? Would the person who provided such a convenience impress you?

The PERSONAL BUSINESS CARD is a new and well received job search tool. Not only will the use of a PBC impress an employer, it will add flexibility and convenience to all facets of your reemployment efforts.

This unique tool has many uses. It can be...

• a ready reference to give to friends, relatives, business contacts and others who are helping you develop leads or acting as references
• an enclosure in thank you letters following interviews or phone contacts
• a reference during job interviews (sort of a mini cue card)
• an attachment to applications and résumés
• an effective means of capturing attention
• a substitute when an employer is not taking applications
• a script for telephone contacts

Your PERSONAL BUSINESS CARD should be no larger than 3" x 5" on conservative color card stock. It should be typewritten or typeset and appealing to the eye. Information on the card should include (as briefly as possible):

• name
• phone and/or message phone
• position desired
• skills (expressed in concrete terms)
• positive personal information (three self-management skills)
• optional information (such as working conditions, preferences for hours, full-time or part-time)

Following is an example of a PERSONAL BUSINESS CARD

J.O.B. HUNTER           home (404) 555-4567 work  (404) 555-2345

Skills:

• More than six years experience as an administrative secretary to company executives.
• Type 85 WPM and take dictation at 120 WPM.
• Proficient on MS Office
• Organize filing systems, arrange meetings, perform research and prepare financial reports.
• Supervisory experience.
• Present excellent corporate image.
• Efficient, works well under pressure, detail minded.

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