WHAT IS ODESK

• oDesk: Your online workplace
• ODesk offers the world’s largest, most comprehensive and        fastest-growing online workplace.Businesses are no longer limited to local talent or traditional hiring cycles. With a thriving online workforce available on-demand, you can post a job for free, field applications in hours and rapidly hire the best person for the job, regardless of where in the world they happen to be.

• If you are looking for work, you are now untethered by geography. Find work and get the job done from anywhere. All you need is your talent, a computer and an Internet connection.
• oDesk doesn’t just connect businesses and independent professionals. Our patent-pending technology gives you a virtual workspace, offering real-time visibility into work as it happens. Payment is quick and hassle-free.

More online work happens on oDesk than anywhere else on the web. In 2011 alone, businesses posted over a million jobs and contractors earned more than $220 million.

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Odysseas Tsatalos had cofounded a startup in Silicon Valley, California, but in 2002 he found himself in need of a world-class engineer with a specific skill set. He immediately thought of his friend, Stratis Karamanlakis, a perfect fit for the role. There was just one problem — Stratis was located in Greece with no intention to relocate and Odysseas’ team was hesitant to hire someone half a world away.

To bridge the distance and convince the company that a remote engineer could be just as productive and trustworthy as someone sitting in the office, Odysseas and Stratis developed a technology to help monitor progress and collaborate remotely. The system’s visibility and accountability converted all skeptics, and a beautiful remote work relationship was born.

But the platform was destined for greater things. Realizing the value and potential of what they had created, Odysseas and Stratis shifted gears and oDesk was born. In 2005, the technology became the backbone of a new online workplace, and the company took off virtually overnight, doubling in size each year since. And, as they say, the rest is history.
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Get your job done quickly by hiring the best people for the work, regardless of location. As your job progresses on oDesk, you can easily see and review what your contractors are working on, provide feedback, and pay only for time worked.
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Looking for Work?

Find projects outside of your local area and work from anywhere in the world. Post your profile, apply to jobs, and schedule interviews for free. As you work, oDesk automatically creates your timesheet and invoices your clients. oDesk guarantees you will get paid reliably for the work you do, without the hassle of billing or collections.
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