What makes a great zzp assignment?

As a professional, you naturally want to avoid falling into burnout. However, when your schedule is booked full of assignments that don't make you very happy, you actually increase the chances of that happening. It is, however, a common situation that professionals quickly feel they have to accept every assignment that lands in their career path. Another important side effect is that accepting every lesser assignment does not help your development either. Your qualities may not come into their own when you settle for less good assignments, for example, due to tight frameworks within which you must function. So for both your health and your development as a professional, it is very important that you focus on quality freelance assignments. But what makes an assignment a good assignment? How do you recognize them? Good thing you are asking yourself this question. Now read on, because in this blog you will read more about some of the important characteristics that make an assignment good.

Ownership or participation in the assignment

In great zzp assignments, you get full co-determination over the assignment or you get ownership transferred which gives you the feeling of being able to really move freely in the execution of the assignment. This freedom makes the assignment a quality assignment for a number of reasons:

• Freedom allows you to let your creativity flow nicely because you know you are not limited by rigid frameworks. As a result, your qualities come into their own and you can use your full potential.
• Because the client gives you a lot of say in the matter, or even better, transfers full ownership to you, this creates a stronger bond because the client actually shows full confidence in you and your expertise.
  For any future assignments, this is also a plus because both client and contractor know what they have in common and have complete trust in each other.

Clarity in expectations

When all agreements and expectations are laid down in a contract, this is a good sign that you are dealing with a professional client. Think for example of agreements in the areas of:

• clear formulation of the assignment and expectations
• set hours and rates
• available capacity and supplies to successfully complete the job
• possible frameworks and deadlines within which you must function

If, after concluding the contract, the client also behaves according to the established agreements, i.e. does not suddenly come up with things that were not agreed upon or contacts you outside the agreed hours, then you are really dealing with a professional client who shows respect for you.

Expanding expertise

A good assignment stimulates the expansion of your professional knowledge. You are not dealing with a project that is one in a dozen, but one that requires you to deepen your specialty. A good assignment can encourage you to be even more creative and acquire more knowledge. This is not only a fun challenge, but it will also benefit future assignments, where you can become even more of an expert.

Conclusion

When the first two elements are present in the assignment and there is also a profitable payment in return, you can already speak of a good assignment. Add the third element and you have the recipe for a top freelance assignment!