Report: Online employers want you to sell, sell, sell
Everyone knows that it’s a rotten time to be looking for a job (and if you don’t, Google will graph those rising unemployment numbers for you). The real question is what to do about it. There’s plenty of advice out there, including a series of career and job advice posts on professional networking site LinkedIn. But online outsourcing marketplace Elance is offering something a bit more specific, because its Elance Online Work Index lists the… Continue Reading
Elance introduces new system to manage outsourced work
Elance, an online outsourcing marketplace, has unveiled a new “remote work system” to help businesses track and pay their outsourced staffers. The Elance site is already a popular destination for companies offering outsourced jobs and people seeking such jobs, but its offerings to help employers manage those workers they’re hiring them were a bit more limited. There are already a few management and payment features, but the remote work system is Elance’s attempt to provide… Continue Reading
oDesk, marketplace for developers, raises $8 million
oDesk is a start-up that provides a marketplace for companies to hire developers online and then keep near unprecedented control over them remotely.
The Palo Alto company has just raised $8 million more in venture capital.
Benchmark Capital, a Silicon Valley firm known for its backing of auction site eBay, led the round. Bechmark has now invested in numerous marketplaces, including LogoWorks, eBags and Ingenio.
oDesk has some momentum, with revenues growing at 10 to 15 percent a… Continue Reading