In an ever increasingly competitive workforce, it gets more and more difficult to stand out from the crowd. It seems like every job opening has an endless supply of eager potential workers anxious and willing to fill the every need of the employer.

So the question becomes how to stand out from the crowd whether you’re trying to get hired for a music gig or a new construction job.

Traditionally, business cards were a reminder left behind to keep one’s contact info easily at hand. The practice of leaving a little cardboard rectangular reminder of your visit is so engrained, even gangs have put business cards to use.

Now business cards are a way to introduce yourself with a twist on the traditional. Something catchy and different that will stick in the mind of the potential new boss.

There are no limits. How about a 2-gig usb thumb drive with your name and info on the outside? Maybe a book of matches to light a spark? Or a bottle opener? A guitar pick?

There are examples of these and many more amazing business cards at My Life Scoop.

These bits of paper fiber may not be as collectible as the one signed by John F. Kennedy, but many of them are certainly keepers.

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Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

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Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]