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To quote Roman philosopher Seneca; Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Or, to quote the great American Milton Berle; If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
The truth is that opportunities don’t just fall into our laps. Rather it is our ability to capitalize on opportunities whenever, wherever, and however they arise. That, as Seneca wisely said, requires preparation.
Be open to new opportunities from outside.
Of course, opportunities knock from outside. If the knock comes from a web site, or you create your own opportunity for example, you will still need to demonstrate your fitness to the hiring parties.
It’s natural to be in opportunistic mode when you’re job hunting. You spruce up your resume and LinkedIn profile and make sure your portfolio and website are up to date. You reconnect with your professional network and attend industry events. You research the company industry where the opportunity is coming from. You show that your prepared skill set is transferable you demonstrate that you are a solution solver!
Those activities only increase your chances of hearing a knock at your door. They cannot help you seal the deal so that opportunity turns into success. To recall Seneca again, you still must be prepared to answer the call, which brings us back to lifelong learning.
Be Confident & Invest in Yourself
When you’re presented with a great opportunity, you have to be ready to tackle it head on. That requires confidence. You will be much more confident if you’ve been investing in yourself, learning and building your skill set all along.
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How does this opportunity benefit you?
Usually the answer is pretty straightforward and comes with a dollar sign in front of it. That’s a must: Being properly compensated for your work, product, or service is a minimum requirement for a good opportunity. Beyond that basic benefit, what else is good about this opportunity? Is it coming at a slow time in your cycle when you need a new business to stay afloat? Will it give you a toehold in a new market? Does it come with premium pay? Will it get you in the door at a big, powerful company? Will it support a mission you consider important? Perhaps most important; will it be fun? You should be able to answer yes to at least a few of these questions.
How Should You Respond to a New Opportunity? 7 Ways to Decide
What should you do when an unexpected opportunity comes knocking? Should you leap at the chance? Vet the prospect thoroughly, looking under rocks for hidden dangers? Or stick to your existing original career path?
Business opportunity projects and business offers frequently arrive in unexpected ways from unexpected directions. Though I think of myself as primarily a IT consultant, I’m currently overseeing a website. In the past, I have managed rock personalities and represented artists, among other things. Once after cooking a meal, a family member offered to financially back me to open a restaurant, I’ve also turned down many IT consulting offers, and full-time jobs–because they were the wrong opportunity, or the right opportunity at the wrong time.
How do you decide when to jump on something and when to let it pass? Start by asking yourself these questions:
· 1) How does this opportunity benefit you?
Most of the time the answer right in front of you and comes with a dollar sign in front of it. Being properly compensated or the reward potential a requirement for a good opportunity. What else is good about this opportunity? Is it coming at a slow time in your life when you need or want to make a move? Is it something that you like to do? Will it give you a toehold in a new market? Does it give you an opportunity that you may not get again? Will it get you in the door? Will it support a mission you consider important? You should be able to answer yes to at least a few of these questions.
· 2) What are the down sides?
Everything comes with some negatives, and what is you tolerance to them? Will you have to re-locate? Will you have to meet tight production deadlines? Learn new techniques? Will you have to accommodate customers who aren’t sure what they want?
· 3) What’s the best possible outcome from this opportunity?
You should never take on a project because of pie-in-the-sky hopes!!! Keep in mind that this is just a look at what’s possible. There wonderful things that could result from this opportunity? Is it the beginning of something that could get you in on the ground floor? Raise your visibility? Dream big for a moment about where this opportunity could go if everything goes well. If that result isn’t something you want, then maybe this opportunity is not for you.
· 4) What’s the worst possible outcome opportunity?
You can fail! Let’s face it, life is a risk, but some things are riskier than others. If this opportunity makes you feel uncomfortable or unsure of yourself. Maybe you should walk away.
· 5. If you take on this opportunity can you still fulfill existing obligations?
If taking this opportunity will strain your resources so that you can’t live up to existing commitments, you’re better off passing it by. That’s true even if the new opportunity is vastly more lucrative or otherwise better than the existing one. I don’t know of any industry so large that people don’t talk to each other, and a reputation for either delivering as promised or dropping the ball will follow you wherever you go.
· 6. What will this opportunity prevent you from doing?
Almost any opportunity comes with opportunity costs, so what are the costs here? Will it take you away from other work you want to do? Time spent with your family? Exploring new markets or new business directions? Make sure to weigh in these missed activities on the negative side of the balance.
· 7. Does this opportunity fit into your long-term goals?
This is probably the most important question of all. You have a mission, a vision, and several goals, both for the coming year and for the long term. Does this opportunity fit in with vision, and goals? Will it help support at least one of these, or is it a detour? If this opportunity doesn’t move you toward fulfilling your vision or meeting your goals, it may be better to pass it by.
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Basic Requirements:
- A foundational understanding of the advertising and the technology industries.
- Knowledge of web and mobile ad formats, and understanding of technical issues related to web, mobile advertising. We can easily train you.
- 0-1+ years sales experience
- Knowledge of web and/or mobile ad servers and analytics tools is an important advantage.
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