There is an easy way to delete vcard contacts if all contacts have a similar tagline. If they are under a specific card category (like a summer job title) then all you have to do is
1. go on your contacts on your laptop (your iPhone contacts must be synced to your MacBook contacts),
2. search for all contacts with the specific tag or title on the vcard, (i.e. summer job),
3. click on the first one, hold shift and click on the last contact (let go of shift after clicking on last contact),
4. right left menu to delete all contacts.
Then on iTunes under the Advanced box on the contacts page (or "Info") click the box that says Contacts to "Replace information on this iPhone"
This is a lot easier than deleting 500+ contacts individually on your phone