Networking events

Business Card Etiquette: When to Hand Out Your Card (and When Not To)

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Two professionals exchanging business cards at a networking event

A box of five hundred business cards costs about twenty dollars, and a depressing share of those cards ends up in a hotel trash can within a day of being handed out. The difference between a card that gets kept and one that gets binned usually has nothing to do with the design. It comes down to the conversation around the exchange, plus a handful of habits that experienced networkers treat as basic manners. The Better Business Bureau’s networking guide and career advisors at HEC Montréal spell out most of these rules plainly, so here they are in one place.… Read more at Free Business Cards

Using Vistaprint Business Cards For Networking

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Vistaprint Business Cards

Networking events are a great way to meet new contacts but only if you’re ready to do so. Fortunately, there are some steps that you can take to get the most out of this event. And networking with Vistaprint Business Cards is essential.

Before the event you should:
1. Learn about who will be speaking or who will be in attendance.
2. The day before the event you should post on LinkedIn that you’ll be attending the event. Provide a link for them to learn more.
3. Make sure you can tell someone all about you in a matter of … Read more at Free Business Cards