For people with foreign first names or who go by a name different from their legal name, which do you put on your business card? Or do you put both
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I'd put on the name you go by. Also, make sure the font is silian braille and go ahead with the bone coloring.
I'd go with eggshell, along with Romalian type. Vice-president Bryce prefers that to the combination you suggested.
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Can't get enough of the American Psycho references; Bank like Bateman!
As an intern who puts contacts into the company database, I've seen Chinese contacts use their American name on business cards with their legal name used for their email.
I do legal name because it's just obvious that you'd call me by the shortened version I think?
Put the name that everyone at your firm calls you. It is how you will be known. At the end of the day, it is not a legal document so your choice.
I'd try to put this on there:
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I'd try to put this on there:
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LOL^
inb4 american psycho references
Way too late doe
inb4 "Business Card Fail" video gets posted
This is such a headache for a foreigner like me. Is it appropriate to put "nickname" in the middle of my first name and last name?
Just don't do this:
Kwang Lee Ho (Eric) Chung
It's not a headache. It is straight forward. Put the name you want to be known by and how people refer to you at work.
It's not silian "braille"; Bateman wasn't fucking blind.
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