You are looking for a job. You want to find a way to separate yourself from those others that are looking. If you could just get your 'foot in the door', you know your abilities will help you get that job. This wiki will show you a way that is not used a lot that will catch a potential employer's eye and also, potentially increase your employment/job network.
Example of a Jist CardEdit Steps
- 1Understand what 'jist cards'[1] are. They are bigger than a business card and can hold vital information about your abilities. Sort of like a textual, 'fifteen second elevator pitch/speech'.[2]
- 2Take notes on your skills and abilities and what can best be represented on a 3 X 5 card.
- 3Use a word processing software to begin putting it together. If designed properly, you can put 2 or 4 cards on a single sheet of paper.
- 4Acquire some heavier weight paper (such as 110 lb. paper), about the weight of a 3 X 5.
- 5Create your basic shape/size of the cards, per sheet of paper, and start filling one of the tables out. Basically, you have a 4 cell table in your word processor and you fill in the space with the information. Once you have one done, you can copy the information to the other three. The actual process will vary a small amount depending on your software.
Get your tables set up and then start filling in your information - 6When you set up your interview, you can leave your card(s) with the interviewer in a number of ways.
- Send an email with a single card made into a PDF or a word document.
- Make an appointment in person, and leave a few of the cards with the person or his/her secretary.
- If you are arranging everything through the mail, add a few cards in with your resume and cover letter.
- The intent of the multiple jist cards is that, possibly, if your interviewer doesn't have a position that will fit you at the moment, perhaps he knows someone that does and he can share a card with them.
Edit Tips
- It is best to leave your jist cards easily changed, as in a word processor document, so that you can make it 'fit' the particular place/position that you are applying for.
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Last edited:
April 12, 2011 by Bbyrd009
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Resume Preparation
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