Recently I have been asked a pretty common question from other potential law students: ‘Do law students need business cards?’. In my opinion, the answer to this question is quite simple… a resounding yes!
Business cards are a great networking tool, and allow students to make contacts early on in life, before they even start heading down their chosen career paths. With careers and industries being harder to break into, business cards are a vital way to make contacts and get your foot in the door. Networking with potential employers early on gives you an advantage over most other job candidates and shows that you are interested in enhancing your career.
The giving of a business card invokes a direct reaction, and the receiver of the card is inclined to give their card in response and this is why business cards work well for students. Giving out your business card isn’t the overall goal – the overall goal is to receive a business card from contacts who work in the field that you wish to enter.
Handing out business cards is also a great way to provide potential clients with your contact details, without stopping to find paper and a pen to jot them down. It also looks much more professional and helps to represent you as a person in a more positive manner.
Carrying business cards doesn’t solely apply to law students, but to every higher education student who wants to break into a professional industry such as Law, Politics, Game Design, Marketing, Advertising, Consulting, Journalism, etc.
With the current price of business cards on the decline, there is no real reason to avoid using them. Don’t feel that you have to give out your card to every single person that you meet! Be selective and give out your card to people who you feel will be able to help you later on in life. Networking and making contacts takes some work, but will definitely help you later on in life, when you have finished your course and are looking for work, you will have the advantage of knowing people in the industry, who might even put in a good word or two!
2 comments:
I think students, especially law students need to face clients a lot and in order to exchange contact details they also need business cards.
Everybody knows that it’s not what you know, but whom. Creating, maintaining and growing Networking Tool of business contacts however are difficult and time-consuming tasks, and unfortunately there is no silver bullet, no quick and easy answer. There are however, useful and practical tools for accomplishing this goal.
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