if you’re an odesk contractor and you’re trying to win more jobs I’m going to
trying to win more jobs I’m going to
trying to win more jobs I’m going to share with you the five ways to WoW
share with you the five ways to WoW
share with you the five ways to WoW employers on odesk and land that job hi
employers on odesk and land that job hi
employers on odesk and land that job hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in
I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in
I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs and I got a great question
entrepreneurs and I got a great question
entrepreneurs and I got a great question for one of my YouTube subscribers Albert
for one of my YouTube subscribers Albert
for one of my YouTube subscribers Albert love you guys who wrote in to say hi
love you guys who wrote in to say hi
love you guys who wrote in to say hi Evan I’m about to start on odesk and
Evan I’m about to start on odesk and
Evan I’m about to start on odesk and first I want to get all things ready I’m
first I want to get all things ready I’m
first I want to get all things ready I’m a graphic designer and illustrator my
a graphic designer and illustrator my
a graphic designer and illustrator my question is do employers get interested
question is do employers get interested
question is do employers get interested on beginners I mean I’m not a beginner
on beginners I mean I’m not a beginner
on beginners I mean I’m not a beginner but obviously I would not have any
but obviously I would not have any
but obviously I would not have any feedback yet cuz I’m starting it would
feedback yet cuz I’m starting it would
feedback yet cuz I’m starting it would be enough with the skills and the test
be enough with the skills and the test
be enough with the skills and the test to get hired Albert Albert fantastic
to get hired Albert Albert fantastic
to get hired Albert Albert fantastic question I’m a huge supporter of Oh does
question I’m a huge supporter of Oh does
question I’m a huge supporter of Oh does he have been an employer there for a
he have been an employer there for a
he have been an employer there for a while and I wanted to share with you my
while and I wanted to share with you my
while and I wanted to share with you my five tips for how you can stand out and
five tips for how you can stand out and
five tips for how you can stand out and wow employers number one is right a
wow employers number one is right a
wow employers number one is right a great bio what I look for Navarro it’s
great bio what I look for Navarro it’s
great bio what I look for Navarro it’s not just the skills you have but i want
not just the skills you have but i want
not just the skills you have but i want to feel the passion for what you do I
to feel the passion for what you do I
to feel the passion for what you do I want to know why you’re doing what you
want to know why you’re doing what you
want to know why you’re doing what you do and what excites you about it so yes
do and what excites you about it so yes
do and what excites you about it so yes tell me your skills tell me what you’ve
tell me your skills tell me what you’ve
tell me your skills tell me what you’ve work tell me how many years experience
work tell me how many years experience
work tell me how many years experience you have but also tell me what makes you
you have but also tell me what makes you
you have but also tell me what makes you come alive and why you do what you do
come alive and why you do what you do
come alive and why you do what you do also make sure you get your bio checked
also make sure you get your bio checked
also make sure you get your bio checked out by native English speaker so you
out by native English speaker so you
out by native English speaker so you don’t have errors in it in your question
don’t have errors in it in your question
don’t have errors in it in your question to me you had a few grammatical errors
to me you had a few grammatical errors
to me you had a few grammatical errors that people don’t care so much if you’re
that people don’t care so much if you’re
that people don’t care so much if you’re a graphic designer they’re not hiring
a graphic designer they’re not hiring
a graphic designer they’re not hiring you for your English skills but every
you for your English skills but every
you for your English skills but every chance you have to impress a client you
chance you have to impress a client you
chance you have to impress a client you want to take it so just get a friend of
want to take it so just get a friend of
want to take it so just get a friend of yours who speaks English fluently to
yours who speaks English fluently to
yours who speaks English fluently to check out that bio and make sure there
check out that bio and make sure there
check out that bio and make sure there are no mistakes number to show you care
are no mistakes number to show you care
are no mistakes number to show you care about the company one of the biggest pet
about the company one of the biggest pet
about the company one of the biggest pet peeves I have with people who are
peeves I have with people who are
peeves I have with people who are applying for a job for me on odesk or
applying for a job for me on odesk or
applying for a job for me on odesk or otherwise is they do zero research into
otherwise is they do zero research into
otherwise is they do zero research into me in my business did you submit the
me in my business did you submit the
me in my business did you submit the form submit their cover letter and fire
form submit their cover letter and fire
form submit their cover letter and fire it away sometimes not even changing the
it away sometimes not even changing the
it away sometimes not even changing the name and it’s just saying dear sir or
name and it’s just saying dear sir or
name and it’s just saying dear sir or madam if you want to stand out and
madam if you want to stand out and
madam if you want to stand out and really wow the employer then do a little
really wow the employer then do a little
really wow the employer then do a little research and digging into the business
research and digging into the business
research and digging into the business visit my website and tell me what you
visit my website and tell me what you
visit my website and tell me what you like about it follow me on social media
like about it follow me on social media
like about it follow me on social media and respond to something that I’ve
and respond to something that I’ve
and respond to something that I’ve posted tell me what you really love
posted tell me what you really love
posted tell me what you really love about my business and what attracts you
about my business and what attracts you
about my business and what attracts you to working with me I’d say only one
to working with me I’d say only one
to working with me I’d say only one percent of the people who apply to a job
percent of the people who apply to a job
percent of the people who apply to a job actually go that extra mile and I always
actually go that extra mile and I always
actually go that extra mile and I always pay attention to those guys over
pay attention to those guys over
pay attention to those guys over everybody else number three is have a
everybody else number three is have a
everybody else number three is have a great picture have a professional full
great picture have a professional full
great picture have a professional full color picture of yourself that I can
color picture of yourself that I can
color picture of yourself that I can clearly see your face and I can relate
clearly see your face and I can relate
clearly see your face and I can relate to you don’t make your picture black and
to you don’t make your picture black and
to you don’t make your picture black and white don’t have a picture of you on the
white don’t have a picture of you on the
white don’t have a picture of you on the beach don’t have a picture of you and
beach don’t have a picture of you and
beach don’t have a picture of you and you’re under sharing your pajamas it’s
you’re under sharing your pajamas it’s
you’re under sharing your pajamas it’s professional you’re trying to get a job
professional you’re trying to get a job
professional you’re trying to get a job make it professional another thing I’d
make it professional another thing I’d
make it professional another thing I’d say is make sure to smile in your
say is make sure to smile in your
say is make sure to smile in your picture I know a lot of people from
picture I know a lot of people from
picture I know a lot of people from different cultures having a serious
different cultures having a serious
different cultures having a serious picture serious face is normal and
picture serious face is normal and
picture serious face is normal and standard but if you want to work with
standard but if you want to work with
standard but if you want to work with North Americans we’re used to seeing
North Americans we’re used to seeing
North Americans we’re used to seeing smiling pictures for North American
smiling pictures for North American
smiling pictures for North American employers seeing somebody who’s smiling
employers seeing somebody who’s smiling
employers seeing somebody who’s smiling makes us relate to that person more
makes us relate to that person more
makes us relate to that person more makes us like that person more and makes
makes us like that person more and makes
makes us like that person more and makes you more likely to get a response from
you more likely to get a response from
you more likely to get a response from us so have a great picture number four
us so have a great picture number four
us so have a great picture number four is take the tests so only this provides
is take the tests so only this provides
is take the tests so only this provides you all kinds of different testing you
you all kinds of different testing you
you all kinds of different testing you can take the showcase how great you are
can take the showcase how great you are
can take the showcase how great you are at different software tools this is
at different software tools this is
at different software tools this is especially important if you don’t have
especially important if you don’t have
especially important if you don’t have any work experience yet and you’re just
any work experience yet and you’re just
any work experience yet and you’re just getting started you want to take those
getting started you want to take those
getting started you want to take those tests and it’s not just taking the test
tests and it’s not just taking the test
tests and it’s not just taking the test it’s doing well on the tests don’t just
it’s doing well on the tests don’t just
it’s doing well on the tests don’t just go into it saying yeah I know Photoshop
go into it saying yeah I know Photoshop
go into it saying yeah I know Photoshop will do that really well no problem you
will do that really well no problem you
will do that really well no problem you need to score wow you want to be in the
need to score wow you want to be in the
need to score wow you want to be in the top 10% of everybody on odesk was taking
top 10% of everybody on odesk was taking
top 10% of everybody on odesk was taking that test so prepared for study for and
that test so prepared for study for and
that test so prepared for study for and ease it because that will really help
ease it because that will really help
ease it because that will really help make you stand out versus everybody else
make you stand out versus everybody else
make you stand out versus everybody else on odesk a number five is upload your
on odesk a number five is upload your
on odesk a number five is upload your portfolio again this is super important
portfolio again this is super important
portfolio again this is super important if you have zero work experience you
if you have zero work experience you
if you have zero work experience you want to be able to show people that you
want to be able to show people that you
want to be able to show people that you have a great portfolio and you know what
have a great portfolio and you know what
have a great portfolio and you know what you’re doing I try to show a diverse
you’re doing I try to show a diverse
you’re doing I try to show a diverse range of portfolio items so that people
range of portfolio items so that people
range of portfolio items so that people know you can do a lot of different
know you can do a lot of different
know you can do a lot of different things and as a bonus if you really want
things and as a bonus if you really want
things and as a bonus if you really want to connect to the North American
to connect to the North American
to connect to the North American employers I try to have some North
employers I try to have some North
employers I try to have some North American content in my portfolio even if
American content in my portfolio even if
American content in my portfolio even if you’ve never actually worked with a
you’ve never actually worked with a
you’ve never actually worked with a North American company before just take
North American company before just take
North American company before just take a company and make a brochure for them
a company and make a brochure for them
a company and make a brochure for them because again as an employer if I’m
because again as an employer if I’m
because again as an employer if I’m seeing something I can relate to that’s
seeing something I can relate to that’s
seeing something I can relate to that’s in my language that is around
in my language that is around
in my language that is around that I can understand I’m much more
that I can understand I’m much more
that I can understand I’m much more likely to want to hire you than if
likely to want to hire you than if
likely to want to hire you than if everything you have is in another
everything you have is in another
everything you have is in another language on businesses that I don’t
language on businesses that I don’t
language on businesses that I don’t understand so upload your portfolio and
understand so upload your portfolio and
understand so upload your portfolio and if you don’t have anything for a North
if you don’t have anything for a North
if you don’t have anything for a North American company yet create something so
American company yet create something so
American company yet create something so those are my five tips right a great bio
those are my five tips right a great bio
those are my five tips right a great bio show you care about the company have a
show you care about the company have a
show you care about the company have a great picture take the tests and upload
great picture take the tests and upload
great picture take the tests and upload your portfolio and of course believe for
your portfolio and of course believe for
your portfolio and of course believe for those are watching I love for you to
those are watching I love for you to
those are watching I love for you to answer this question if you are
answer this question if you are
answer this question if you are considering hiring somebody on odesk and
considering hiring somebody on odesk and
considering hiring somebody on odesk and they had zero work experience that they
they had zero work experience that they
they had zero work experience that they could share theirs their first contract
could share theirs their first contract
could share theirs their first contract what would you look for what would you
what would you look for what would you
what would you look for what would you want to see in somebody’s response to
want to see in somebody’s response to
want to see in somebody’s response to you to get them to wow you and make that
you to get them to wow you and make that
you to get them to wow you and make that memorable leave them in comments below
memorable leave them in comments below
memorable leave them in comments below I’d love to hear what’s on your mind and
I’d love to hear what’s on your mind and
I’d love to hear what’s on your mind and I think others would really benefit from
I think others would really benefit from
I think others would really benefit from it as well if you guys like this video
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