Changing Bid or Rate During Candidacy
You may update your candidacy rate or bid at any time starting from when you apply to the job to when your candidacy is ended (by a hire, rejection, or cancellation). Please note that during the candidacy/interview phase, the buyer cannot change your rate or bid, but you (or your staffing manager) may raise or lower the rate or bid (or upfront payment).
Why would you want to change your bid or rate?
- You made a mistake on your application
- You've reconsidered your current workload, the job requirements, etc. and are now willing to work for less, or need to ask for more.
- You've interviewed with the buyer and negotiated a new rate or bid (either higher or lower)
Already been hired? Click here to read more about rate or bid changes for active assignments.
Hourly Jobs
1. Go to My oDesk -> Get Hired -> My Candidacies.
2. Click the 'Change Rate' link in the Actions column next to the the correct job in the Active Candidacies box.
3. Edit the New Pay Rate field. This is the amount you are asking to earn per hour. Below this, you can clearly see the oDesk Service Fee that will be added and the New Charge Rate that will be visible to the buyer. The oDesk Service Fee is always 10% of the total charged to the buyer.
4. Press the Change Rate button at the top or bottom of the 'Change Rate' box to apply your changes.
Fixed Price Jobs
1. Go to My oDesk -> Get Hired -> My Candidacies.
2. Click the 'Change Bid' link in the Actions column next to the the correct job in the Active Candidacies box.
3. Edit the New Bid field. This is the total amount you are asking to earn for this job. Below this, you can clearly see the oDesk Service Fee that will be added and the oDesk Charge Amount that will be visible to the buyer. The oDesk Service Fee is always 10% of the total charged to the buyer.
4. Edit the Required Upfront Payment(%) field. This is the percentage of your bid that you are asking to be paid before you begin the assignment. The buyer would make the upfront percentage payment based on the oDesk Charge Amount. To the right of the box you can see much (in dollars) you would get based on your New Bid.
5. Press the Change Bid button at the top or bottom of the 'Change Bid' box to apply your changes.