The present disclosure provides a method for identifying and representing potential next positions based on current position of user of an opportunity network system, the method including: (a) collecting and pre-analysing a comprehensive database of resumes or profiles of users, (b) extracting normalized entity information from resumes or profiles about backgrounds of users, (c) normalizing of the entity information of the users using at least one of machine learning techniques or statistical techniques to obtain normalized entity information, (d) identifying a comprehensive set of possible subsequent positions for the user based on the current position, (e) generating a position-detail profile for one or more of possible subsequent positions based on the profiles of people who are currently in that position or who may have previously worked at the position, and (f) determining a degree of match between resume or profile information of the user and at least one the position-detail profile of the target position.