New to Odesk -- Any suggestion on how to land a job?

Hello Donna!

Welcome to oDesk. We have put together tips to help you get started. You can see them here.

Regards,
Olga

You're welcome and I'd like to welcome you here.

I like that you have a portfolio, but there are a couple of things I did notice that put me off.  First you gave yourself a five out of five for English skills and yet you have some very basic spelling and word confusion errors in your portfolio.  You used 'there' for 'their' and mispelled 'professional.'

That's a problem because it doesn't reflect the score you gave yourself.

The other problem I saw was that you didn't score well on the Office Skills test, or the Adobe Indesign brainbench certification.  I'd recommend taking some more relevant tests on oDesk and hiding the lower scores, as most buyers see scores below 80% or so as a hindrance rather than a help.

Get some better scores and maybe add a picture of yourself.  That would help your profile.

In the meantime, go with very focused cover letters that show you are both interested in that specific job and that you understand exactly what the buyer wants.

That will go a long way toward getting you over the hump.

I filled my profile but I would really like to know how can I get a job on this field?

Thanks,

Pablo.....

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Pray.

Hi Donna,

The start with the most important thing is first have a good portfolio, take tests.

While applying for jobs, read the job postings and try to read between the lines. Try to find what the buyer wants and post him with relevant queries or comments. Dont just use a standard template.

That's it for now.

Bye