Hi, I am a full time professional. I am new to this helpful forum. Please can some of you assist me by either connecting me with people or a platform that can assist in jumping onto the freelance wagon. I am here for help and to network with professionals. I have been to many platforms and I am registered with a few. I fall within an EU timezone, native english speaking. I am reaching out for help. I have connected with people whom I feel can help me grow. I have been in my profession for over 10 years now. Why am I not landing freelance gigs? Your responses will be much appreciated. If you want to make a new friend. I can extend my professional friendship. I am searching for freelance contracts for a really long time and instead I am not taken into consideration regardless of skills and experiemce and qualifications specifically UK based or US based company rejections. I humbly await your replies.
Hi Equiprox, Your query is a difficult one to respond to tbh! So I wouldn't have a go at the forum in this instance. Have you had any sort of feedback when you were rejected or unsuccessful? That might give us a clue where to start. Here's a thought: is it possible that your considerable experience as a full-time/permanent professional, snookers you a bit -- maybe you use employee-style language, or focus on staff-type considerations/outputs? Also, try something different if your approach isnt working. Don't just sit on freelance job sites for example -- contact a company you'd like to work for directly, and put yourself forward speculatively. Lastly, it's more of what you won't want to hear unfortunately, but it may be worth thinking about how you can get SOME experience as a freelancer or just working alone (i.e. without an employer). A potential client may be put off from commissioning you on a self-employed basis if you've never actually executed work before on a self-employed basis. All the best, Lupita __ Moore News Ltd - expert care for your editorial needs.
@Lupita, Thank you. I highly appreciate your reply. Your response helps and it shows my limited knowledge on freelance work or how I present myself. Yes now that you highlighted this, I think the language used in the resume is employee-styled which I haven't paid attention to. Now that you mentioned I will reword it a little as I have worked autonomously on remote projects before. In terms of feedback, I had a few Zoom interviews for remote positions and I have been asked at the start of the interview if I would like to work full time and I responded - yes. In terms of rejected applications after reviews, I am told that they usually would consider other candidates and lacking the detail as to what sold me short, even though I have been working in my profession for a while.
@Lupita, Thank you. I highly appreciate your reply. Your response helps and it shows my limited knowledge on freelance work or how I present myself. Yes now that you highlighted this, I think the language used in the resume is employee-styled which I haven't paid attention to. Now that you mentioned I will reword it a little as I have worked autonomously on remote projects before. In terms of feedback, I had a few Zoom interviews for remote positions and I have been asked at the start of the interview if I would like to work full time and I responded - yes. In terms of rejected applications after reviews, I am told that they usually would consider other candidates and lacking the detail as to what sold me short, even though I have been working in my profession for a while.
Very glad it helped Equiprox! I would actually recommend you go so far as creating an entirely new 'selling yourself as a freelancer'-type document so it is totally tailored to freelance work-hunting and leaves behind any permie-style words, phrases you used - that you know of and that you may not even realise! To do this, consider or at least draw on the wording of the last 2/3 freelance assignments/opportunities you went forward for as a freelance-hopeful, but missed out on -- to see the language/tone/focuses used by the hiring party. Oh, and 'CV' is better (for UK audiences at least) than the US term résumé, but some hard-nosed freelance professionals in the UK now even think 'CV' has no place for the bonafide self-employed -- as this article touches on (see the section 'CV or not CV?'): https://www.contractoruk.com/cv/ir3...istakes_bonafide_contractors_must_delete.html Good luck! Lupita __ Moore News Ltd - expert care for your editorial needs.
@Lupita, thanks so much! Its really helpful and I appreciate it. I will take these points and reword the resume', to sell myself and skills in a different manner as you suggest. Its really interesting how I could these helpful points never crossed my mind. Thanks again
