How to add your employment history to your profile
Your employment history is part of your provider profile. Please use this section to show describe past work experience. You may include paid and volunteer positions. oDesk jobs (past and present) will automatically be added to their own tab on your profile. You may add them here as well, if you prefer.
You may update your employment history at any time. Be sure to come back and update this section if you get a new job outside of oDesk!
1. Go to My oDesk -> Profile & Settings -> My Provider Profile.
2. Press the Add or Edit button in the 'Employment History' box.
3. Add your employment history one job at a time.
- Company Name - Enter the name of the company or organization associated with this job.
- Title - Enter your job title. Keep it short. You can add more detail in the description area below.
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Role - Select which type of position you held with the company.
- From - Enter the date began this job.
- To - Enter the date completed this job, or leave it as the default 'present.'
- Description - Enter more information about this job, with a focus on accomplishments and skills. You may want to include info about the company itself, as well. This field may be formatted using HTML.
4. Press the Save button at the top or bottom of the 'Employment History' box to apply your changes. Press the Save and Add More button to add this item to your list and reopen the form to add another item.