Business Cards for Students: A New Approach to College Networking
Just because you don’t have a job, doesn’t mean you don’t need a business card. College students have busy schedules, meet lots of people, partake in numerous activities and can use college as the perfect place to hone social networking skills.
There are a number of different approaches to the student business card. Primarily, the card should include contact information including cell phone and mailing address. A photograph is a great addition to the student card helping new friends and associates recognize you in a sea of new faces. Including the class ranking such as “senior” or “sophomore” is something to think about.
For the sophisticated students a double sided card could have contact information on the front and class schedule on the back (although this will change each semester and could get expensive). Another option is a list of clubs and organizations on the back of the card to let people know what you are involved in and where to find you at certain times of the day.
The quality of the card is not as important for a student as it would be for a professional business person. Unless of course, the student intends to include the card with job applications; then a higher quality card is more appropriate. For most on campus situations, a reasonably good card stock of any color and style will work well.
For students, it’s usually a matter of budget over beauty but a number of cheap business cards offer graphics, colored inks and photographs. Font size and style is matter of personal choice and can reflect the student’s personality; although it should be easy to read.
Student business cards can be handed out to professors as addendums to traditional contact sheets. They can be passed out at an extra curricular club to make new members feel welcome and make sure everyone knows how to get a hold of you. When organizing a party or fundraiser on campus, the student business card is a must.
Don’t forget to include your online details on your card including your blog, social networking pages and e-mail address.
Filed under: Business Card Help on September 29th, 2009
