tips for how to obtain a job
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Tips for How to Obtain a Job
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First lets discuss where to find online jobs. Without any doubt, Elance is the place to go to
find online jobs. Elance provides a vast amount of online job opportunities, however,
although many online jobs are available, competition in obtaining these jobs is high. In
order to obtain and sustain steady flow of work, presenting yourself in a professional
manner is key. Follow the step by step process to kick start your online career.
Step 1:
To begin, you would need sign up with Elance and create a Profile which is free.
The first contact that most clients have with you as a freelancer is through
your Elanceprofile. As such it’s important to make a positive impression. This means that
your profile has to pop, and that you need to stand out from the crowd.
Creating the perfect Elance profile
means you have to find the ideal
balance between factual
information about yourself as a
content creator, and flavor that
makes you seem desirable as an
employee. On the one hand you
don’t want to fade into the
background, but on the other hand
you’re less likely to be hired if you
sound like a character in a novel
rather than a real person. To that
end it’s important to start with a
basic, just-the-facts description of who you are, your job experience, and your education up
to this point in your career. Once you’ve filled out the sections with the bare facts though,
inject a little bit of style and flavor into your personal description. This will give clients an
idea of the sort of content you create, and it can make you that much more unique.
Once you’ve completed all of your text make sure you choose a picture of yourself that will
appeal to clients. Photos provide a personal connection to you, and clients are that much
more likely to hire you if they can see your face and they understand there really is a
human being on the other side of the screen. Anything that’s business casual and
workplace-appropriate will do.
Lastly, while it isn’t necessary, you can add a video of yourself to your Elance profile. If
you’re the kind of person who isn’t camera shy, then this is a great way to recruit potential
clients. It will also put you a step above profiles who don’t have a video, which is an
advantage you shouldn’t throw away lightly.
Step 2: Create a Portfolio
Your portfolio is a
collection of work that
shows your prospective
employers that you know
what you’re doing.
Whatever kind of work
you’re angling for should
be displayed in your
portfolio. You should
have a minimum of three
pieces of work, and no
more than five. Less than
three makes it look like you’re inexperienced (hence why so many job applications ask for
three previous employers), and if you have more than five it looks like you’re just trying to
pad your profile. Only choose your best work, and if you complete new assignments that
you feel are better than what you currently have up then ask the clients for permission to
display the work in question on your portfolio so that future clients can see it.
In addition to putting up individual pieces of work, and uploading your C.V. Taking a few
tests to get Elance certified is helpful. Prior to taking the tests, make sure you are
prepared, since failing the tests will be displayed as part of your skills until you pass the test
which may be used by employers to not select you as an employee. The successful
completion of the tests helps show that you care about your reputation on Elance, and that
you meet the minimum standards the site requires. Neither the Elance tests or verification
is really necessary to get work through the site, whether you have a free or paid account,
but they can only help make you look better to prospective clients. If you’re not sure about
a test it’s also a good idea to check the answers via Google; there’s no guarantee that
Google’s answers are correct though, so take anything you find online with a few grains of
salt.