oDesk Tips & Tricks

oDesk is a powerful tool for every freelancer but many casual internet users fail to make any money at all. The most difficult part is to get your first job, after that you will have some (positive) feedback on your profile which will help you to get more jobs. As your feedback increases you will have more job opportunities and you can increase your hourly rate.

In order to make a good start you need to focus on improving your profile.

Add as much information as you can. The more proffetional your profile looks the better the chances you have to get hired.

• Add your Skills
• Add your Employment History
• Add your Certifications (if you have any)
• Add your Education
  
• Take oDesk Tests to show off your skills (important!)

Take your time and improve every aspect of your profile before applying to any jobs. This is the most effective way to use your time. If you apply to a job without adding anything to your profile, you don't have any chance to get hired.

Bid low on your first 3 jobs, you will have more chances to get chosen and you will acquire your first feedback. Take some time to make a good cover letter when applying to a job.

Cover letter tips

• A short CV has better chances to get read. The buyer (oDesk terminology for boss) will most likely have 40 CV to read. If it is too long he won't bother to read it all and he'll skip the biggest part.
• Give him a motive to choose you amongst others. Read his job post and what needs to be done and tell him how you plan to accomplish his task.
• Generic CVs don't stand a chance. Buyers never bother to read them.
• Make sure that your CV doesn't have any grammatical mistakes by reading it one last time before actually aplying it.

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