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Page 1: Tips for How to Obtain a Job

Tips for How to Obtain a Job

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Email: [email protected]

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,

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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

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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.