Cover letters for Affiliates
What is the Cover Letter?
The cover letter is a short memo that should you enter when applying to Job Openings (http://url.odesk.com/mfgu).
Buyers receive the Cover Letter memo in an email after you apply to the job opening.
How do Affiliate Providers Apply to Jobs?
There are couple of ways for an affiliate to apply to job openings:
1. The Affiliate Manager applies on behalf of the company, does the initial introduction and interviewing with the buyer and then introduces the individual professionals who would work on the assignment.
- This is useful in case the buyer is looking for a team of professionals
2. A professional on the affiliate's oDesk roster (or the Affiliate Manager on behalf of the affiliate professional) directly applies to the opening
- This is useful when the buyer is looking for single professional.
How do I write a Successful Cover Letter?
- If you are applying as an Affiliate Manager on behalf of the company:
- Introduce yourself and and your role in the company.
- Introduction to your company (include website, if available) and the core skills which are related to the opening.
- Include the names, hourly rates and the profile URL's of the professionals (s) you would recommend for the job opening. Also, include their availability.
- If you and your professionals have flexible working hours and can adapt to the buyer working hours, mention that.
- Suggest times you can be available for the interview with the buyer. Recommend doing a voice interview (rather than chat) over Skype or Yahoo voice or regular telephone.
- DO NOT send your Skype ID, Yahoo ID, phone numbers, and/or email info until you have interview status.
- Include how your expertise is relevant to the job opening including samples of previous work relevant to the assignment. Include URL links to portfolio of work, if possible.
- Mention that you can provide a code sample if the buyer would like to see it.
- Introduce yourself and your company.
- DO NOT include your contact information. Never share your contact information unless you have interview status.
Take a look at our Sample Cover Letters:
Example 1: Affiliate Manager is applying on behalf of the company
| Dear Sir/Madam, Good morning, my name is XXX and I am project manager for the affiliate provider - <Company Name> on oDesk. <Company Name> have logged XXX hours on oDesk so far. You can visit our website for checking some of our clients and projects at: " Company Website". We are located in XXX country which is 12.30 hours ahead of you, but we do have flexible working hours so that we can give you excellent coverage during regular business hours in your time-zone. We specialize in several languages and databases, including: Java, .Net, PHP, SQL, MySQL, Postgress, Oracle, Progress, etc. You can find our detailed portfolio here: XXX We have very relevant experience to the requirements mentioned in your job opening. We did a similar project with another client and the details are XXX (include URL reference to portfolio, if possible). For your particular requirement, I would recommend the following 2 professionals from my company: 1. Developer A: Hourly rate XX, Profile URL : XXX 2. Developer B: Hourly rate XX, Profile URL : XXX Both these professionals are available full-time and can start working immediately. As you can see in their profile, they have extensive background in the technology that you are looking for and also have an excellent feedback rating on oDesk. If you would like to pursue this opportunity further, please let me know what would be a suitable time for you to discuss it further. I am generally online during XX AM to XX AM your time, the best way to reach me is over yahoo messenger (ID will be provided in response to interview request). Both the professionals will also be available at that time, so you can also interview them at same time. I prefer doing a voice interview, so please let me know your tel # or skype or yahoo voice ID where we can talk. If you need further information before that, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing back from you soon! Thanks, XXX <Signature> |
Example 2: The Affiliate professional is applying directly
Dear Sir/Madam, My name is XXX and I am a "Lead Engineer" with my company âÂÂCompany NameâÂÂ, which is an affiliate on oDesk. I am interested in setting up a meeting with you to discuss your project requirements. âÂÂCompany Nameâ is amongst a select group of companies in the world today that can offer outsourced IT services at highest levels of information security and quality. Our development center located in XXX and is certified as per ISO 9001-2000 for Quality. This means that you can expect a high quality of deliverables and an assurance that your data and IP is in secure with us. We specialize in application development using MICROSOFT technology like VB/ASP/.NET/C#/COM/DCOM/XML/XSLT/VB Script/Java Script/HTML/DHTML on all leading database platforms like Oracle/SQL Server/Access. Please visit our website XXX for more details. I think I make a great fit for your job opening, since I have extensive background in the technologies that you are looking for you. Please have a look at the following project (portfolio URL: XXX), where you will find details of a similar project that I did in the recent past. I was a lead developer on that project and was involved in all aspects of the design, coding and implementation over a period of 3 months. I will be very glad to discuss your requirements and what I can do to fulfill them. Please let me know when you can be available for a meeting to go over your requirements and my capabilities. I am generally online during XX AM to XX AM your time, the best way to reach me is over yahoo messenger or Skype (ID will be provided in response to interview request). I typically follow flexible working hours, so that I can adapt to your business hours if we start working together. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing back from you soon! Thanks, <Signature> |
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