Tips for How to Obtain a Job Wel come to www.onlinejobsforstudentsite.com Email: onlinejobsforstudentsite@gmail.com 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
portfolio.
You
in
your 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.