How Can You Find Jobs on oDesk?

oDesk

oDesk is a company with a global job marketplace and a series of tools targeted at businesses that intend to hire and manage remote workers. Based in Redwood City, CA oDesk was founded in 2003 by Greek entrepreneurs Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis

How much does it cost to join oDesk?

Nothing. Neither the contractor nor the employer pays anything to sign up with oDesk. There are no fees for posting jobs, creating profiles, applying to jobs, conducting interviews, nothing. oDesk makes money only when you pay for work done by your contractors.

How much money can I make? Can I get full-time work?

You set your rate, and you determine how many hours you're available to work. As you build your reputation through feedback scores and work history, you should find it easier to increase your rate and find more work, whether it be full-time with one employer or through a few. There is a lot of opportunity on oDesk, and how far you take it is up to you.

How do I get a job?

Start with the basics: First, post a profile and fill in your past work history and skills. Take a few online skill tests to verify your skills, and upload any relevant examples to your portfolio. Do your best to make sure that when an employer sees your application, he will be impressed. Then start applying for jobs! Try out small jobs first to accrue feedback and then go after the bigger fish.

Should I apply for hourly or fixed price jobs?

Whichever you prefer. Most long-term work is done on an hourly basis, but fixed-price engagements may be a great way to get started with your first oDesk jobs and build the feedback that can help lead to longer-term opportunities.

 

What is the oDesk Guarantee?

oDesk is the first and only service to guarantee that an hour billed is an hour worked and that an hour worked is an hour paid. Hourly work done using the oDesk Team collaborative software lets us take a lot of the uncertainty out of remote work.

How long does it take to get a job?

The first job is always the hardest; it can take some time and persistence to build an impressive profile and acquire your first job. Take free online skill tests to increase your job application quota and write detailed custom cover letters, and you should be able to get a job within a few weeks.

 

How can I improve my profile?

Take as many free skill tests as possible, upload work samples to your portfolio, include a portrait, and spend time editing and refining the text in your profile. 

 

Can I find full-time work on oDesk?

Yes. Some contractors find a single employer who provides a full-time workload, and many fill out their desired work week with a small number of long-term employers. oDesk encourages ongoing work relationships, and you can take your ability to build a solid work history and high feedback score as far as you can.

 

How many jobs can I apply to?

Applying for jobs is always free. oDesk does limit the number of jobs a new contractor can apply for; a new contractor who has no feedback and has passed no skills tests can apply for two to five jobs at a time. A contractor who has taken four or more tests, or has earned feedback of 4.0 or higher, can apply to the maximum number of jobs, 20 at one time. There's no cost to increase your quota or to apply to any number of jobs.


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