I need a job

Hello po! Ang ganda nyo naman! Welcome po sa oDesk!

I have a few suggestions lang po which hopefully ay makakatulong sa inyong job hunt dito.

1) Sa profile po ninyo, please be consistent sa paggamit ng font, font size, etc. and may konti lang po akong napansin na grammatical errors sa descriptions sa portfolio niyo po.

2) Ngayon pa lang po ay gumawa na po kayo ng mga customizable cover letters na talagang attractive sa buyers (sell yourself and your set of skills well) and in keeping with oDesk standards. I think it would be good po for now if you would concentrate sa isang skill or a few skills na talagang magaling kayo and then expand na lang po later on.

3) Maganda rin po kung meron kayong mga work samples na available na talagang relevant po sa specific project na ina-applyan niyo. This is what helped me get my first job here. Sa first project ko po, I used the template the buyer gave as an attachment tapos I provided a few lines po ng mga info na hinahanap niya para makita niya na kaya ko talagang gawin yung work.

4) Really work hard po para ma-maintain yung quality ng work output niyo and para ma-please po yung mga magiging buyers niyo para po may maganda po kayong feedback na matatanggap which will lead to more jobs in the future.

5) Be prepared po for your interview. Minsan po through email lang ito or chat. Yung iba naman po, tatawagan kayo through Skype, Yahoo Messenger, or Google Talk.

6) Basahin niyo po yung oDesk Handbook and itong blog na 'to. Marami po silang helpful tips para sa mga kagaya natin. http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/

Hope this helps po. Wait lang po kayo and try to further improve your skills (e.g., typing, writing) while waiting. Yung iba po sa mga kababayan natin dito, isa o dalawang buwan po bago nakakuha ng first assignment nila while yung iba po isang linggo lang or even a few days lang, may first job na sila. Medyo grabe po kasi ang competition dito so you really have to excel in what you do para po mapansin ng mga buyers.

Just email me po if you need more help. Sana po makahanap po kayo ng trabaho dito and ma-enjoy niyo yung magiging working relationship niyo with your buyers. God bless and ingat po!

Margie
margie.miguel@gmail.com

Nice picture. Ayan nadadagdagan ang mga magagandang tulad ko sa oDesk. Haha.

Nagsusulat ka pala ng blog. I think it will be easier for you to enhance your skills in writing. Then apply to writing jobs. Mas malaki ang chance for you to secure your first job - kasi mas kaunti ang candidates for each job.

If you will notice napakaraming data entry candidates, so competition can be stiff - because there are many who can do the job. 

So this is through my experience. I applied for data entry jobs, but I ended up on programming/web page din. Kasi mas konti ang nag aaply, so there is a greater chance.

And yes, face value - nakaka attract yan (ok, my secret's out) din yan ng buyer, on secondary thought!