oDesk Community - first job - Comments

As you don't have any

DRC — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:53:12 -0700

As you don't have any experience it is difficult for you to get a job but not impossible.

What i would suggest is you can write nice, impressive cover letters. Plus you can also show sample writing so the buyer can atleast evaluate your skills on that basis.

Hope this is helpfull.

Bye

Thanks

nsudhakar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:42:11 -0700

Thanks for sharing your views.I will follow your advice about writing good cover letters.Thank you both for guiding me.

Write a Killer Cover Letter

daverobinson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:31:12 -0700

You may not have a lot of writing experience, but as a writer you do have one advantage. Your cover letter will showcase your skills to the buyer.

If you write a good enough cover letter that may well be enough to convince a buyer that you can do the job. It's almost part of your portfolio all by itself.

If you have good portfolio and no grammatical or spelling mistakes on your profile you should do fine. Once you get some jobs on oDesk behind you the rest should follow.

Honestly, you'll probably

jpittenger — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:08:26 -0700

Honestly, you'll probably have difficulty if you don't have 'real world' experience. Freelancers are expected to be professionals - ready to hit the ground running with experience and skills to do the job with little instruction.

That said, you may very well have enough skill to get started. If you can post some good samples to your portfolio, you'll have a good chance at some of the job postings. The key is to have a great portfolio - and write excellent cover letters.

Personally, my entire uploaded portfolio consists of work done while I was a student - 2 class assignments, 2 student magazine articles, and 1 co-op work project (like a paid internship).

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first job

nsudhakar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:44:33 -0700

Hey ,

I am new in here and i would like to know whether it is possible for me to get a job.Basicaly i am just a student, so i don't have any professional expereince as such in writing.Is it still possible to get a job?