Let Career Opportunities Find You
F
requently I’ll be looking at a group or
community on social media such as FaceBook or
Google+. I’ll be impressed with what I read and I’ll want
to follow up with the person posting. Possibly, I’ll even
want to do business with them some day. I click on their
name and I find their page is completely private.
Perhaps, I’m able to post a message to their other folder,
perhaps not. The net result is a lost opportunity. This is
probably not a problem for someone who likes a lot of
privacy and does not ever want to be involved with
selling a product or finding a job. On the other hand, if
the individual posting is interested in selling products or
services or finding a great position, they may really be
missing a great opportunity. Never know…
Whenever I visit a tourist area I have my camera with
me. I make many photos of nature and scenery. On
occasion an individual or a family will ask me to make a
photo of them. I virtually always say yes. On other
occasions I’ll see families making incomplete photos
because someone has to make the picture. I’ll also see
people missing what they really want to make because
selfies don’t always work. I’ll offer to make some photos
for them. On some occasions I even end up making
surprise engagement or anniversary photos for couples.
If I enjoy working with the people I photograph I’ll offer
them a scenic postcard and a business card which says I
enjoyed taking your family photos. Please visit
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scenic albums. I’m confident that if I were a
photographer I would have found some new clients
simply by offering to help and giving out some
inexpensive cards. Thus far, several people have
expressed interest in my programs whom I never would
have met and I have done consulting for someone I met
this way. In a similar manner, I recommend that
everyone carry their business cards and try to collect
some cards from the right people, too. For example, if
you are a student working in a resort area you may meet
some corporate executive visitors who may want to hire
you. If you sell products online or in-person someone
you meet may want to buy from you.
Seek opportunities to help out and be visible. Are you
attending a conference? Maybe there are opportunities
for you to help at the information booth. If so, you may
find that there are a few people whom you meet that you
would like to stay in touch with. Exchange contact
information (including your business cards). If you enjoy
being on stage, you might even consider being an on
stage volunteer for a game show. Never know who in the
audience may want to hire you. I lead TV style game
shows at conventions, conferences, businesses, schools,
colleges and universities. Several of my on stage
contestants have received job interview offers for
professional positions and other great networking
opportunities from members of the audience. For
example, I met Dr. Margarita Cossuto, who reviews most
of my articles for On Trend Magazine and other
publications and presents with me on occasion, when she
was an enthusiastic on-stage participant at one of my
programs at a psychology convention. Tya Ramani, who
is an awesome columnist for On Trend, and I met when
Tya celebrated her birthday as an on-stage contestant at
a behavioral science convention. I first met Dr. Janet
Creaser and Anastasiya Tsoy, who have presented with
me, when they were awesome participants in my
programs. I’m hoping to see some of Janet’s articles in
future issues of On Trend, and you’ve seen Anastasiya’s
photo in many past issues of magazines I contribute to.
Recommendation: If you want to be found check your
social media, always carry business cards, and volunteer
to help in places where you will be visible.
1I would like to thank Dr. Margarita Posada Cossuto for
helpful comments.
By - Dr Ronald Shapiro PhD
Education By Entertainment
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