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I was recently asked: “How do I fill out my profile on sites like Elance and oDesk? How do I fill them out in a way that’s honest but more impressive than leaving them blank?”
Here’s the simplest way I can put this…
Your unique situation can and SHOULD be positioned to highlight your advantages. For example, when I started looking to get hired for freelance IT jobs I was completely self-taught and I believed that was a disadvantage.
I believed coders who had gone to school were in a better position than me and would have an easier time convincing clients to hire them.
But, I quickly found out that clients were often MORE impressed with someone who was self-taught and so I began using that to my advantage.
I would highlight that I was self-taught and I learned by working on REAL projects (instead of fake scenarios in some college “lab”).
And guess what… it works!
Since then I’ve come to understand that whatever situation you’re in… you can position it to your advantage. It’s “all about how you tell the story”… and it’s your job to tell YOUR story and not worry about anyone else’s.
So, how can you tell your story in a way that is compelling… that highlights your unique skills, qualifications and experiences?
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