Tips: Business Cards and Hiring

Some professional gestures may seem ephemeral, but can be leveraged to have lasting impact.

BUSINESS CARDS

The humble business card. Clocking in at an average of 2 by 3 1⁄2 inches, this small rectangle of card is often treated as a conversational afterthought. Hastily pulled from purses and pockets, business cards frequently change hands only to find their fate at the bottom of briefcases or the back of desk drawers.

Words:
Charles Shafaieh and Rachel Gallaher
Photography:
Aaron Tilley
Set Design:
Sandy Suffield

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Words:
Charles Shafaieh and Rachel Gallaher
Photography:
Aaron Tilley
Set Design:
Sandy Suffield

This story is from Kinfolk Issue Twenty-Two, available here.

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Hans Ulrich Obrist

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