Business Card Etiquette

Ok, I'm not necessarily endorsing this advice from the 'Etiquette Ladies' though it does get you thinking. And I'm glad, at least, to know that I'm not the only person who obsesses over the minutiae of matters like this:

1. You should present your card as if it is a gift you are giving someone. Be discriminate and don't become known as "The Collector" or "The Blackjack Dealer".

The Collector is an indiscreet character who collects cards as if they were collector's item baseball cards. They pick up cards everywhere they go and are sometimes very obvious about how their filing system works. Left jacket pocket- Keepers, Right pants pocket-Discards, Inside pocket- Use for scrap paper or toothpicks.

The Blackjack Dealer: This is a person who doles out cards like it's a poker game. People will have a tendency to think the card is less valuable if everyone has one. It's a strange phenomenon, sort of like people will wait longer to get into a busy nightclub if there's already a line forming when they arrive. The harder things are to get, the more people want them.

2.When you are giving your card, "present" it with the writing away from you so the receiver can take a moment to read it and ask questions. Make sure your card is clean and not scribbled on, bent or soiled. A business card is a mini-snapshot of you professionally and it will be a factor in people's first impression of you.

It goes on at some length. Interesting read, though I caution against getting carried away with rules here.

Posted by Jeremy at 12:19 PM | Comments (0)

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