CareerJournal.com Offers Tips for Signing Office Cards

NEW YORK, NY - CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journalís executive career guide, has announced the launch of a greeting card cheat sheet which helps solve the problem of signing a co-workerís card if all the usual sentiments have already been said or you donít know the co-worker very well. This cheat sheet feature, available at www.careerjournal.com/greetingcard, offers clever, creative heartfelt suggestions for 8 different office-card occasions, including wedding, new baby, retirement, changing jobs, holiday, sympathy and get well.

íIf youíre among the last to sign a group card, coming up with a meaningful and original message may require more brainpower than you can muster in the middle of a busy day,í said Sarah E. Needleman, associate editor, CareerJournal.com in her report on the subject of the perks and pitfalls of office cards. íWriting notes in co-workersí cards is often a frustrating experience because youíre called on to write something personal under time pressure that other people in the office are going to read.í

During your tenure with a company, you may be asked to contribute to cards dozens and dozens of times. If you canít come up with something eloquent on your own, visit CareerJournal.comís greeting card cheat sheet or look at a book of quotes for some ideas for personalizing your message.

CareerJournal.com offers these tips for signing a co-workerís card:

ï Make it personal

ï Avoid hot-button topics, such as religion, sex, illegal activities or politics.
ï Edit yourself. Make sure there are no grammar or spelling errors.

ï Use a quote, lyrics or poetry that relate to the recipient.

ï Inject humor.

ï Say it with pictures, drawings or stamps can personalize your message.

ï For sympathy cards, focus on the recipient, especially if you didnít know the deceased.

ï Always contribute.

ï Colleagues appreciate office cards that are signed by the whole group, said Needleman. íIf you canít think of anything to say, just sign your name.í

To use the greeting card machine, visit http://www.careerjournal.com/greetingcard/.

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