Sacramento Professional Network Business Cards for the Job

Sacramento Professional Network Business Cards for the Job Hunter aka Networking Cards aka Resume Highlights Cards aka The Mini Resume

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Overview • Share information on business (networking) cards and spark ideas for your job hunt • Provide a context to discuss how Sac. Pro. Net. com can be used as a collaborative tool • Propose the 15 minute (maybe 30) format for presenting job hunting information • And as a volunteer organization – Take what you want – Leave what you don’t – Provide feedback and enhancements if you want to

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Business Cards as the Mini Resume • Can use key components from your resume • Can use the front and back of the card • They are the currency of the business world – a resume says job hunter (nuisance, pest) – a business card says colleague or peer – may help even the playing field if only slightly • Core tool for networking and finding the hidden job market • Part of an overall marketing campaign – brand yourself

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Additional Benefits • Limited space forces you to focus on the key things you want to say about yourself • Less physical space leaves less room to provide potentially damaging information – like gaps in employment • Focuses more on who you are and what you want to do, less on what you did • It is another kind of “in” that can help bypass the traditional HR weeding out process • At our experience level business cards are appropriate – conveys professionalism, seriousness • May provide relief for a hiring manager or recruiter overwhelmed with resumes • Can carry cards with you at all times

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Samples Front Back

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Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Even More Samples Sacramento Professional Network “Hire Experience” John Plane Sac. Pro. Net planeaj@aol. com Cell 916 -201 -3333 John Plane www. linkedin. com/in/johnplane President www. Sac. Pro. Net. com Resume Committee Chair www. sacpronet. com Cell 916 -201 -3333 planeaj@aol. com Selective Accomplishments ·Built and managed IT project teams of up to 20 people in a variety of development Vernon Miller F t. Project Director r o n Folsom, CA 95670 Finance and Information Systems combining diverse business and technical knowledge to achieve project success phone: (916) 826 -9867 miller. vernon@sbcglobal. net environments and across multiple industries ·Rescued a government transportation asset management system project, reducing operating expenses by over $1. 2 million annually ·Migrated an e-commerce startup focused on electronic exchanges to a lower TCO platform saving $1. 5 million ·Developed a professional services organization for a startup providing B 2 B and B 2 C electronic billing solutions Skills and Knowledge Areas ·Aptitude for leading technical talent ·Technical: ERP, business intelligence and reporting, database MBA – Finance MCSE, MCDBA management and web applications ·Industries: Financial Services, Government, Transportation, e-Commerce, Manufacturing, Data Processing B a c k

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Couple of “Out There” Samples

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Specifications / Checklists Item Description Card size 3. 5” x 2” Font type and size Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana Weight 80 pound (standard) to 100 pound + Finish Smooth (most popular), linen, laid Material / Tactile (feel of card) Cover stock, glossy, plastic? Basic contact information Name, phone, email, web Marketing information – what you want to say about yourself Title, slogan, skills, industry, function, accomplishments, education, objective? Graphics / logo / image / pictures Optional Color B&W, 1 color, full color Quantity Ranges from 50 up to 1, 000 Reference checklist. Business. Cards. doc on website for a detailed list

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Design and Buy Online Only • • Vista. Print: www. vistaprint. com Zazzle: www. zazzle. com Moo: www. moo. com Plastek Cards www. plastekcards. com Environmentally friendly: • • Greener. Printer: www. greenerprinter. com Pixxlz: www. pixxlz. com Local and Online • • Fed. Ex Office: www. fedex. com/us/office/ Office Depot : www. officedepot. com Office Max: www. officemax. com Staples: www. staples. com

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Make Your Own Requirements • Computer • Software – – – Word Publisher Avery Design. Pro Visio Photoshop Paint. Shop Pro • Printer Templates • Microsoft office. microsoft. com/en-us/templates/ • Avery Stock – a Standard www. avery. com – 5371 – laser – 8371 – inkjet color – 8871 – inkjet color – Laser – b&w – Ink. Jet – color Examples and templates are posted on the website

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Combination • Design your own on your own computer / software – Word – Publisher • Take file to local printer for printing – Flash drive – Email • Printer will do final formatting • May receive a file back for future use • Fast turn times

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Electronic Business Cards (EBC) • v. Card format – Virtual card – Internet standard for exchanging business cards –. vcf – virtual card file format / extension • Using Microsoft Outlook – Create an entry in Contacts with your own information – Add it to your email signature – Recipients can automatically load your information into their contacts from the attached. vcf file • Training – Microsoft website – http: //office. microsoft. com/training/ – Search phrase: “create and use your own electronic business card” • Alternative media – Mobile / Cell / i. Phone – Twitter – Web

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Comparison Matrix Category Cost Material Quality Buy Free + Shipping up to $30 / hundred full color As high as you want to pay for Make No shipping Combo Avoid shipping if done in store v. Card No cost Toner, paper costs Average $20 to $30 / hundred – full color Relatively low Also limited by what your printer can handle Referred back to online services for better stock NA Print Quality High Depends on your printer High NA Customization High Full * Limited Many online templates Note: if you create your own cards you will have the benefit of being forced to test / refine your computer skills.

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Ideas for Using Business Cards • Networking events • Meetup groups – www. meetup. com – Search for local professional networks • Include with all correspondence, including bill payments back • Include with hand written thank you notes following interviews • Place on bulletin boards at restaurants, supermarkets, libraries, and your children's schools? • Place a stack in your local dry cleaner? • Business card magnets? • Have them with you all the time, use them anywhere and everywhere

The Sac. Pro. Net Website www. sacpronet. com A Starting Point Links To … Combination On Website

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Collaboration • We work mostly in Microsoft Office – leverage it • Sac. Pro. Net. com can provide a central storage area for member contributed content • Members can also go to the website and download these files for their own use • Files posted: – – – Presentations Templates Checklists Samples Links

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Where on the Website? Menu: Member > Job Resources > Business Cards or URL: http: //www. sacpronet. com/businesscards

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Proposal - The 15 Minute Presentation • Monday morning presentation format – Get in – Quickly share ideas – Get out – Get a job • Standardize (brand) all Sac. Pro. Net. com presentations on a common theme or template

Sacramento Professional Network Hire Experience! Subjects for Presentations • Personal website – Get content ideas from Corporate Warriors – www. corporatewarriors. com • • • • Groups – meetup / trade / user Use of social media in the job search Online resources for the job search Networking Finding the hidden job market How to use career events Job training / continuing education How to use Sac. Pro. Net. com Cover letters Resumes Working with recruiters State employment Unemployment insurance