how to get hired on oDesk I’m a big believer in oDesk
believer in oDesk
believer in oDesk I love using Oh dance basically what it
I love using Oh dance basically what it
I love using Oh dance basically what it is it’s a website that connects
is it’s a website that connects
is it’s a website that connects employers with employees remotely and
employers with employees remotely and
employers with employees remotely and people can bid on projects and as an
people can bid on projects and as an
people can bid on projects and as an employer you can go and find people to
employer you can go and find people to
employer you can go and find people to work on whatever it is that you need
work on whatever it is that you need
work on whatever it is that you need help with if it’s programming or graphic
help with if it’s programming or graphic
help with if it’s programming or graphic design or administrative tasks whatever
design or administrative tasks whatever
design or administrative tasks whatever it is so I’ve used aa desktop to bring
it is so I’ve used aa desktop to bring
it is so I’ve used aa desktop to bring on video editors marketing assistants
on video editors marketing assistants
on video editors marketing assistants personal assistants graphic designers
personal assistants graphic designers
personal assistants graphic designers data entry people tons of different jobs
data entry people tons of different jobs
data entry people tons of different jobs increasing this world we don’t have to
increasing this world we don’t have to
increasing this world we don’t have to actually have somebody in our office to
actually have somebody in our office to
actually have somebody in our office to do work for us so I’m a big believer in
do work for us so I’m a big believer in
do work for us so I’m a big believer in that in the tool and I got recently
that in the tool and I got recently
that in the tool and I got recently asked a question on YouTube by somebody
asked a question on YouTube by somebody
asked a question on YouTube by somebody who wrote in to say I’m a web designer
who wrote in to say I’m a web designer
who wrote in to say I’m a web designer graphic designer local designer how can
graphic designer local designer how can
graphic designer local designer how can I get started and attract people to hire
I get started and attract people to hire
I get started and attract people to hire me on oDesk fences from give like now
me on oDesk fences from give like now
me on oDesk fences from give like now usually I’m at I’m answering questions
usually I’m at I’m answering questions
usually I’m at I’m answering questions for entrepreneurs who might be on the
for entrepreneurs who might be on the
for entrepreneurs who might be on the other side who are wondering about how
other side who are wondering about how
other side who are wondering about how to hire people so it’s cool to be asked
to hire people so it’s cool to be asked
to hire people so it’s cool to be asked by the employee side and and I do have a
by the employee side and and I do have a
by the employee side and and I do have a lot of great advice so here it is your
lot of great advice so here it is your
lot of great advice so here it is your my tips if you are looking to get hired
my tips if you are looking to get hired
my tips if you are looking to get hired on oDesk okay the first thing is have a
on oDesk okay the first thing is have a
on oDesk okay the first thing is have a picture of you smiling okay most people
picture of you smiling okay most people
picture of you smiling okay most people on oDesk they have a picture but if it’s
on oDesk they have a picture but if it’s
on oDesk they have a picture but if it’s not in your culture a lot of times
not in your culture a lot of times
not in your culture a lot of times people have very serious pictures like
people have very serious pictures like
people have very serious pictures like this and remember who you’re selling to
this and remember who you’re selling to
this and remember who you’re selling to okay the people who are going to pay you
okay the people who are going to pay you
okay the people who are going to pay you the bigger dollars are the ones
the bigger dollars are the ones
the bigger dollars are the ones typically in North American culture and
typically in North American culture and
typically in North American culture and for us we like pictures of smiling
for us we like pictures of smiling
for us we like pictures of smiling people so don’t look like a serial
people so don’t look like a serial
people so don’t look like a serial killer have a smiling picture of you
killer have a smiling picture of you
killer have a smiling picture of you looking professional okay I can’t tell
looking professional okay I can’t tell
looking professional okay I can’t tell you how many pictures I’ve seen of
you how many pictures I’ve seen of
you how many pictures I’ve seen of people who are very serious and they
people who are very serious and they
people who are very serious and they might be in their undershirt or
might be in their undershirt or
might be in their undershirt or something like nobody’s gonna hire you
something like nobody’s gonna hire you
something like nobody’s gonna hire you if that’s what you’re looking like they
if that’s what you’re looking like they
if that’s what you’re looking like they don’t care if you’re attractive or not
don’t care if you’re attractive or not
don’t care if you’re attractive or not what you look like
what you look like
what you look like but look professional have a suit on and
but look professional have a suit on and
but look professional have a suit on and smile just that already will help
smile just that already will help
smile just that already will help separate you from most of the people who
separate you from most of the people who
separate you from most of the people who are out there okay number two pass the
are out there okay number two pass the
are out there okay number two pass the tests okay with oDesk you give
tests okay with oDesk you give
tests okay with oDesk you give a chance to look for to apply for
a chance to look for to apply for
a chance to look for to apply for different tasks so it could be English
different tasks so it could be English
different tasks so it could be English speaking tasks it could be customer
speaking tasks it could be customer
speaking tasks it could be customer service tests it could be data entry
service tests it could be data entry
service tests it could be data entry tests it could be about programming a
tests it could be about programming a
tests it could be about programming a specific language it tests you and as an
specific language it tests you and as an
specific language it tests you and as an employer they’ll often look at that if
employer they’ll often look at that if
employer they’ll often look at that if I’m hiring a PHP programmer I want to
I’m hiring a PHP programmer I want to
I’m hiring a PHP programmer I want to know that you passed and scored well on
know that you passed and scored well on
know that you passed and scored well on the PHP programming test okay it’s not
the PHP programming test okay it’s not
the PHP programming test okay it’s not enough just to pass it you got to score
enough just to pass it you got to score
enough just to pass it you got to score while I don’t want somebody who can just
while I don’t want somebody who can just
while I don’t want somebody who can just barely get by and so when you’re taking
barely get by and so when you’re taking
barely get by and so when you’re taking the test prepare for it study for it
the test prepare for it study for it
the test prepare for it study for it don’t don’t have something else going on
don’t don’t have something else going on
don’t don’t have something else going on in the background listening to youtube
in the background listening to youtube
in the background listening to youtube videos or being distracted on chat take
videos or being distracted on chat take
videos or being distracted on chat take it seriously because employers will take
it seriously because employers will take
it seriously because employers will take those test scores seriously so take the
those test scores seriously so take the
those test scores seriously so take the test and prepare for them number three
test and prepare for them number three
test and prepare for them number three pay attention to the job application
pay attention to the job application
pay attention to the job application whenever I put out a job I get hundreds
whenever I put out a job I get hundreds
whenever I put out a job I get hundreds of people who are interested in it which
of people who are interested in it which
of people who are interested in it which is great but most people never fully
is great but most people never fully
is great but most people never fully read the job application now I make it a
read the job application now I make it a
read the job application now I make it a little difficult on purpose because as
little difficult on purpose because as
little difficult on purpose because as an employer I got killed trying to go
an employer I got killed trying to go
an employer I got killed trying to go through all these applications so I’ll
through all these applications so I’ll
through all these applications so I’ll write one big ugly paragraph and in the
write one big ugly paragraph and in the
write one big ugly paragraph and in the middle write something like how many
middle write something like how many
middle write something like how many Twitter followers do I have and put that
Twitter followers do I have and put that
Twitter followers do I have and put that in the first sentence of your job
in the first sentence of your job
in the first sentence of your job application and 80% of people don’t do
application and 80% of people don’t do
application and 80% of people don’t do that 80% of people won’t even read that
that 80% of people won’t even read that
that 80% of people won’t even read that line and give me my answer so you think
line and give me my answer so you think
line and give me my answer so you think I’m going to hire that person no read
I’m going to hire that person no read
I’m going to hire that person no read the job application okay this may sound
the job application okay this may sound
the job application okay this may sound like simple basic things that most
like simple basic things that most
like simple basic things that most people are not doing it okay number four
people are not doing it okay number four
people are not doing it okay number four find a way to make it personal find a
find a way to make it personal find a
find a way to make it personal find a way to stand out okay the ones who I’ve
way to stand out okay the ones who I’ve
way to stand out okay the ones who I’ve hired who made it an impression on me
hired who made it an impression on me
hired who made it an impression on me are the ones who always left something
are the ones who always left something
are the ones who always left something personal in the job application like I
personal in the job application like I
personal in the job application like I went to your website and I really
went to your website and I really
went to your website and I really enjoyed whatever article or I saw your
enjoyed whatever article or I saw your
enjoyed whatever article or I saw your YouTube video and it really spoke to me
YouTube video and it really spoke to me
YouTube video and it really spoke to me you don’t wanna you don’t wanna lie
you don’t wanna you don’t wanna lie
you don’t wanna you don’t wanna lie about something you want to be honest
about something you want to be honest
about something you want to be honest you want to make it personal but that
you want to make it personal but that
you want to make it personal but that extra little touch immediately makes you
extra little touch immediately makes you
extra little touch immediately makes you stand out over everybody else so do it
stand out over everybody else so do it
stand out over everybody else so do it and in the last one my last point number
and in the last one my last point number
and in the last one my last point number five is over-deliver okay because the
five is over-deliver okay because the
five is over-deliver okay because the most popular people I find on oDesk they
most popular people I find on oDesk they
most popular people I find on oDesk they already have jobs with somebody else
already have jobs with somebody else
already have jobs with somebody else because those employers don’t want to
because those employers don’t want to
because those employers don’t want to let them go over deliver be responsive
let them go over deliver be responsive
let them go over deliver be responsive the thing I hate the most and the thing
the thing I hate the most and the thing
the thing I hate the most and the thing that worries people a lot is
that worries people a lot is
that worries people a lot is communication if somebody writes to you
communication if somebody writes to you
communication if somebody writes to you especially from different time zones you
especially from different time zones you
especially from different time zones you want to make sure that you’re responding
want to make sure that you’re responding
want to make sure that you’re responding quickly and you’re giving your employee
quickly and you’re giving your employee
quickly and you’re giving your employee back to your employer more than what
back to your employer more than what
back to your employer more than what they asked for
they asked for
they asked for make them love to have you write they’re
make them love to have you write they’re
make them love to have you write they’re hiring you for their business you need
hiring you for their business you need
hiring you for their business you need to become an important part of their
to become an important part of their
to become an important part of their business you have to be so important
business you have to be so important
business you have to be so important that if you leave there they’re in a big
that if you leave there they’re in a big
that if you leave there they’re in a big hole that’s how not only you get hired
hole that’s how not only you get hired
hole that’s how not only you get hired but how you can start increasing your
but how you can start increasing your
but how you can start increasing your prices you have to be super important to
prices you have to be super important to
prices you have to be super important to that business okay so those are my how
that business okay so those are my how
that business okay so those are my how many five tips one have a picture to
many five tips one have a picture to
many five tips one have a picture to answer the questions on the test and
answer the questions on the test and
answer the questions on the test and prepare for it three read the Job
prepare for it three read the Job
prepare for it three read the Job Description everything through four
Description everything through four
Description everything through four personalize it and number five over
personalize it and number five over
personalize it and number five over deliver like crazy for your employer
deliver like crazy for your employer
deliver like crazy for your employer that’s it you do that you’ll be an O
that’s it you do that you’ll be an O
that’s it you do that you’ll be an O test superstar believe those are
test superstar believe those are
test superstar believe those are watching like a video give it a thumbs
watching like a video give it a thumbs
watching like a video give it a thumbs up below if you have a question for me
up below if you have a question for me
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I love seen those come in to thank you
I love seen those come in to thank you so much and I’ll see you soon
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