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Suppose you are a freelancer on Perfectlancer or other freelance and telecommuting platforms. In that case, you may wonder why my proposals are usually not accepted by employers or why I am not hired. If you have this problem, this article is yours.
One of the main and important reasons that the employer (or any company) is not willing to hire a freelancer or job seeker or outsource the project to them is that they see the blank, incomplete or weak profile or resume of that person.
The reason we emphasize having a good and complete profile in Perfectlancer is that you have to make employers interested in your resume and hire you, and finally be able to prove to them all the things written on the resume; In other words, by completing the profile, you increase the chances of being chosen by the employers. Another advantage of completing your profile is that you can get more high-priced projects than others, and it also encourages the employer to do the following jobs only with you.
A resume is a two- or three-page summary of your skills, accomplishments, work experience, and education that aims to attract the employer. To sum up, whenever we want to create a resume, we have to put ourselves in the shoes of an employer who reviews the resume.
*** Don’t forget to ask previous employers and colleagues to give feedback on your skills. Perfectlnacer lets you know to build your profile using data outside the platform. We understand that you may be a skilled professional but new to Perfectlancer. To add some positive feedback to your profile and enhance your profile, you can use the feedback request link in your portfolio.
All the freelancers on Perfectlancer have a resume on their profile page, which includes sections on general information, completed projects, comments, services, and portfolios:
Choosing a suitable profile picture
If you are an employer, would you prefer to work with someone with a landscape nature photo as their profile picture or someone with a photo of themselves? The second case is more likely, so choose a suitable photo (like your own) for your profile. According to surveys, employers prefer a resume with a personal image to a profile with no image or an unrelated one.
Profile details
My Personal Information
In the My Personal Information field, accurately enter your first and last names. Your full name will not be displayed publicly to other people.
My Skills
This section contains a series of information about yourself, giving your employer an overview of you. The skills section, one of the most critical parts of a resume in Perfectlancer, connects you to the employer; How? Well, the notification or email sent to you from our site when you submit the project is in accordance with the skills you have mentioned in your resume. Therefore, mention your skills in this section wholly and accurately.
About Me
In the About Me section, gather the most effective and valuable words in your resume into two or three sentences, and then write them down in the resume as an explanation. This section has nothing to do with social media biographies (bios). Here, you have to think differently and introduce yourself differently.
You should not write down issues in which you have general information or your behaviors or interests unrelated to your profession in the resume. Also, do not include personal information, such as height, weight, religion, etc., in the resume. Follow the grammar and spelling rules in your resume and try to avoid making mistakes in these cases.
Education And Work Experience
In the Education field, note that not all academic records are required for a resume. If your level of education is at the doctoral level, only write about the doctorate and the master’s degree.
Also, if you have gone to university and have at least a post-graduate degree, completely forget about the previous records.
In the Work Experience section, you should first pick out some work experience very close to the new job opportunity. Finally, three or four are enough.
Portfolio
This is one of the essential parts of your profile, which, unfortunately, is often overlooked. Employers are very interested in reviewing portfolios before outsourcing the project, so if you fill in this section, your proposals will be more likely to be accepted by the employers who eventually hire you. Make sure to take this section seriously and if you have typing, translation, content production, graphic design, website design, etc., work samples, upload them to this section.
As easy as this, you can have a complete and exciting profile on Perfectlancer and increase your chances among other freelancers to get a project and get hired by an employer.
