oDesk Family

[rumplehuey]

Sis baka hindi mo lang natiempuhan na online yung client. Nagreply kaba sa email nya na ni add mo na sya? nag notify kaba sa kanya nung ni add mo sya sa Skype? Sometimes kasi madami silang sinesendan ng invites na applicants tapos iinterviewhin nila. Baka may nakuha na sila na suited for the job or naunahan kana ng iba kaya closed na yung invite.

Sa kin kasi pag nakaka receive ako ng invitation, nag rereply ako then kung sakaling nagpapa add sa Messenger eh ina-add ko tapos ni-nonotify ko para kung sakaling online sila eh makausap na agad.

[realmofadreamer]

yes sis right after ko inadd, nagsend ako message sa skype then sa odesk din

i guess its better luck next time na lang hehe

thanks sis

[aprilcruise]

hi mga sis. I just want to know kung mas maganda gamitin yung Local Fund Transfer ng Odesk than Paypal .. gusto ko din kasi icompare yung exchange rate, like today Payapal is 42.3758 .. ano kaya rate sa local transfer..anyone who's using it?

[kittiekatt]

^Gusto ko din malaman feedback ng naka pag withdraw na sa bagong method. Yung friend ko nagwithdraw daw siya using this tapos sabay na din dun sa Paypal withdrawal. Pero sabi daw niya mas mauuna pa yata daw dadating yung sa paypal kesa sa Local Fund Transfer. He will know daw bukas. Kaya di muna ako nagtry pero okay siya kasi wala ng bawas na ilang % na binabawas ng Paypal...

[tamarind26]

I used local bank transfer. Monday ko transfer. Nasa account ko na by Friday. Not bad for the forex.

[chocolate]

bakit parang ang tagal ng mga money transfer niyo?

sa akin, withdraw ko ng wed, nasa bank ko na ng friday.

[kittiekatt]

Thrice na ako naka pagtransfer using Local Fund Transfer. Mas ok nga siya kesa sa naunang withdrawal method. 2 days nasa account ko na yung money. Pero nung unang withdrawal ko, mga 4 days pa dumating eh. Yung sa friend ko, I'm not sure pero medyo natagalan din. Baka siguro sa 1st withdrawal ganun. Ewan ko lang. Pero satisfied ako sa ganitong method and mas nakaka less pa sa charge dahil fixed na yung $1.99 per withdrawal, regardless of the amount...

[chocolate]

agree. ganyan din nung first withdraw ko, 4 working days. pero after that, 2 na lang.

[kittiekatt]

^Sis, ano work/specialization mo sa Odesk?

[Cheesecak3]

hindi ko pa nasubukan magwithdraw ng direct sa bank account namin, baka next week try ko na to. Sana hindi abutin ng 4 days.

[chocolate]

^^ Paralegal/VA/Transcriptionist

^try mo na sis. ok naman siya.

[kimmilili]

  Joining...

I tried the Local transafer na and for me mas like ko ito kesa paypal.
Php50 lang yung transaction fee pag below 7k i withdraw.
Pag more than 7k  no charge nman.
Then it only took 4 days only
(friday ako nag withdraw from paypal, i received the funds in my local bank on monday)
So for me it's more convenient nman for me.

[maye2k]

stiff na ba talaga competition sa odesk? so far I haven't gotten any job offer yet. tried to make good cover letter but seems no one is interested. Hayy...how can it be possible for a new member like me to get an experience at odesk if no one is hiring me in the first place? starting to get frustrated parang kulang talaga siguro ako sa skills. I've already passed several test with high scores pero mukhang di enough mga yon. I've even lowered my rate hoping to get at least one offer. How can I prove I could work as to these employers expectation if di naman ako na hihire? hahaha..minsan natatawa nalang talaga ako.

Sometimes I just think this freelancing job might not my call but there's a side of my mind naman na  would say " more time..be more persistent.." always trying to uplift myself to get rid of this frustration.

Notice ko rin sobrang baba ng rate ng mga pinoy compare to other race. hay..hope everybody could finally get a job na at odesk soon para naman ma experience na natin yong mag withdraw ng earnings just like other blessed sisses here.

[RedHotMomma]

hi i just made my account sa odesk and kakaapply ko pa lang ng eon card sa union bank wala pa akong cover letter kaya di o pa naayos profile ko. pa join dito ha hopefully maayos ko na para maka-apply na din ako n jobs.kinakabahan ako sa interview.parang reular job interview ba?

[kittiekatt]

Sis, depende yan sa employer. Merong interview na live chat through Skype. Mag uusap kayo via mic. Meron din yung chat lang, text chat. Merong interview din na matagalan like merong 5hours. Meron ding ilang minutes lang. Depende talaga siya kasi sa kung anong job yung inapplyan mo. Tapos dun sa interview, bibigyan ka nila ng mga tests para malaman nila skills mo at kung gaano mo katagal matatapos yung test na yun. Yung iba naman magtatanong about sa self mo, like anong course mo, anong work mo, etc. Basta dapat prepared ka lang, sis. Good luck!

[rush]

Finally may tumanggap na sakin sa odesk. kaya lang fixed price. 2 weeks ago ako nahire. Nagustuhan niya work ko, hinire niya ulit ako for the same job. i'm really happy kasi I wasn't expecting this. after almost a month of waiting dumating din.

Supposedly may test siya na ipapagawa sakin to test if i was qualified. i replied na ok i'm ready to take the test. then sabi niya, no need for testing as you sound so confident. =)

last week lang din, i applied for another job, may pinapagawa saking short test before hiring me. kaya lang diko pa nagagawa. tungkol siya sa craigslist. kaya lang hindi ko kasi alam yung craigslist. hindi naman nakasulat sa job description na kailangan mag post sa craigslist.

[chocolate]

@ kimmilili matagal ang 4 days, yung local fund transfer 2 days lang eh. 1.99 lang bayad sa transfer.

@maye2k yes mejo stiff ata ang competition. When I first tried oDesk, I had $1/hr rate pero matagal din bago ako nakakuha ng job, weeks ata iyon or 2 months. parang ganun. so you just have to be patient.

@ RedHotMomma just like kittiekatt said, depende sa client mo yan. Sometimes it can be informal as chat interview, sometimes kailangan call and webcam.

^ congrats. Mahirap na ngayon magpost sa Craiglist kasi kelangan mo ng PVN. Tapos hindi na siya tumatanggap ng html codes kaya hindi ka makagawa ng maraming same post.

[RedHotMomma]

^thanks mga sisterettes, 5 hours? unbelievable...hmmm parang afraid yun ah

[rush]

@chocolate

oo nga eh parang ang hirap magpost lalo na di ako familiar.
diko nalang tinanggap yung job offer.
sayang hourly rate pa naman.

[kittiekatt]

^Yup,sis. Merong up to 5 hours. Parang a series of tests siya. Para sa graphic job kasi yun. Pagkatapos ng interview proper, pinagawa niya ng sample banner. Kaya ayun natagalan. Meron din akong interview before mga 1-2hours. Natatagalan lang naman kasi sa tests eh, pero yung sa interview portion na talaga, madali lang naman. Minsan parang casual talk nga lang...