oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Staffing Managers

Which of the following are TRUE about your oDesk Work Diary?

a. Allows employers to see when and what their contractors are working on

b. Enables automatic billing for hourly contracts

c. The oDesk Team application auto-tracks time which can be reviewed in the Work Diary

d. Manual time can be added, but isn’t guaranteed payment

e. All of the above

Which of the following is TRUE about fixed-price contracts?

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a. Employer billed automatically each week

b. How much to pay and when to pay is at the employer’s discretion

c. Hours worked will show on your profile

d. Time-tracking required

e. Qualify for the oDesk payment guarantee

Which of the following are TRUE about the oDesk dispute process?

a. The dispute process only applies to Hourly contracts

b. If you fail to respond, oDesk will refund the employer and suspend your account

c. If you reject the dispute, oDesk specialists will review your Work Diary and evaluate it against the criteria of the payment guarantee

d. Disputed hours ruled in the employers favor are refunded

e. All of the above

What happens when a contract ends?

a. You lose access to the Work Diary

b. Both users can leave feedback

c. The feedback system is double blind, so your employer cannot see the feedback you left them until after they have left feedback for you

d. Hours will be billed (and disputes may be filed) according to the usual weekly payment schedule

e. All of the above

The oDesk Team application Time Tracker records which of the following?

a. Screenshot of the active screen once per billing segment

b. Number of keystrokes

c. Number of mouse clicks

d. Memo entered by the contractor

e. All of the above

Can I start my own agency on oDesk?

a. Yes! You can create an agency and earn money by selling the services of your agency contractors,

b. No, oDesk is for independent contractors only

Which of the following statements about oDesk fees is FALSE?

a. The oDesk fee is 10% of the employer’s payment to oDesk

b. oDesk is free to join

c. oDesk is free for contractors to apply and work on jobs

d. The oDesk fee is $2/hour for hourly contracts

e. All of the above

Which of the following are required to qualify for guaranteed payment?

a. An hourly contract

b. Tracking your time with the oDesk Team application

c. Entering relevant memos

d. An employer with a verified payment method

e. All of the above

Which of the following are NOT permitted on oDesk?

a. Sharing a single account between multiple people

b. Opening more than one account on oDesk

c. Using a logo or clip art as your profile portrait

d. Using a fake name

e. All of the above

Which of the following is FALSE about weekly limits on hourly contracts?

a. Hours in excess of the weekly limit will not be billed to the employer

b. You should discuss any need to work beyond your limit with your employer

c. The weekly limit can be changed by the contractor

d. The weekly limit can be changed by the employer

e. Hours in excess of the weekly limit are not guaranteed payment

Which of the following actions are NOT allowed when applying to job postings?

a. Misrepresenting your skills, experiences, portfolio, etc.

b. Submitting boilerplate, placeholder or generic bids or other spam

c. Disclosing direct contact information

d. Applying when you are not truly qualified

e. All of the above

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oDesk Tests List

• oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Staffing Managers
• U.S. English Basic Skills Test
• English Spelling Test (U.S. Version)
• oDesk Readiness Test for Agency Contractors
• Windows XP Test
• Office Skills Test
• English Vocabulary Test (U.S. Version)
• HTML 4.01 Test
• Email Etiquette Certification
• MS Word 2003 Test
• PHP5 Test
• Search Engine Optimization Test
• Telephone Etiquette Certification
• Call Center Skills Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Test
• Customer Service Test
• MS Excel 2003 Test
• CSS 2.0 Test
• UK English Basic Skills Test
• MS Word 2007 Test
• Java Test
• SQL Test
• MS Excel 2007 Test
• Management Skills Test
• English To Tagalog (Filipino) Translation Skills Test
• U.S. Word Usage Test
• WordPress Test
• Programming with C Test
• PHP4 Test
• Joomla 1.5 Test
• Book keeping Test
• U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
• Software Testing Test
• Networking Concepts Test
• Technical Writing Skills Certification
• Adobe Photoshop 6.0
• MySQL 5.0 Test
• Programming with C++ Test
• Online Article Writing and Blogging Test (U.S. Version)
• XHTML 1.0 Test
• Internet Marketing Test
• Programming with C# Test
• ASP.Net 3.5 using C# Test
• WordPress 2.8 Test
• Help Desk Certification
• Creative Writing Test – Fiction (U.S. Version)
• JavaScript 1.3 Test
• Social Media Marketing Test
• Advanced PHP Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS4 Test
• Accounting Principles Test
• Accounting Skills Test (Assets and Revenue)
• Organizational Behavior Test
• PC Graphics Test
• CSS 3 Test
• TCP/IP Test
• UK English Grammar Test (For Writing Professionals)
• English To Spanish Translation Skills Test
• English Spelling Test (UK Version)
• AutoCad 2007 Test
• Advertising Skills Certification
• AJAX Test
• MS Word 2000 Test
• ASP.NET with SQL Server Test
• Google Android Programming Test
• Adobe Illustrator CS3 Test
• Unix Test
• Outbound Sales Skills Test
• MS Excel 2000 Test
• Gmail Product Test
• DotNet 2.0 using C# Test
• English To French Translation Skills Test
• U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test (Chicago)
• MS PowerPoint 2003 Test
• Business Writing Skills Certification
• iPhone Programming OS 4.0 Test
• U.S. English Sentence Structure Test (For Writing Professionals)
• Marketing Terminology Test
• Google AdWords Test
• DotNet 3.5 using C# Test
• Ruby on Rails Test
• MS PowerPoint 2007 Test
• Spanish To English Translation Skills Test
• Data Structures Test
• English To Arabic Translation Skills Test
• Accounts Payable Test
• U.S. English Punctuation and Mechanics Test
• MS SQL Server 2005 Test
• CISCO Test
• Analytical Skills Test
• Microsoft Excel 2010 Test
• Redhat Linux 9.0 General Test
• Knowledge of jQuery 1.3.2 Skills Test
• Business Plans Test
• Drupal 6.14 Test
• Resume Writing Skills Test
• Python 2.x Test
• Objective C Test
• Mechanical IQ Test
• Advanced Java Test
• French To English Translation Skills Test
• Microsoft Word 2010 Test
• JavaScript 1.8 Test
• Networking XP Test
• Quick Books Pro 2008 Test
• ASP.NET 2003 Test
• Magento eCommerce Test
• French Spelling Skills Test
• Dot Net Fundamentals Test
• DHTML Test
• Negotiations Skills Test
• orelDraw X3 Test
• Accounts Receivable Test
• Marketing Methods and Techniques Test
• Adobe Illustrator CS4 Test
• Creative Writing Test – Non-fiction (U.S. Version)
• Macromedia Flash 8 Test
• Slideshow Product Test
• Adobe Flash CS3 Test
• Russian To English Translation Skills Test
• 3ds Max 9 Test
• MS SQL Server 2000 Test
• HTML 5 Test
• Spanish Spelling Skills Test
• Dreamweaver 8 Test
• JSP 2.0 Test
• Visual Basic 6 Test
• Ecommerce Test
• Redhat Linux 9.0 Admin Test
• Business Strategy Test
• iPhone Programming OS 2.1 Test
• Adobe Illustrator Test
• English To Russian Translation Skills Test
• Market Research Test
• French Vocabulary Skills Test
• Facebook Development Test
• Principles of Web Graphics Design Test
• Accounting Skills Test (Cash Flow)
• Business Mathematics Test
• Internet Security Test
• Knowledge of Joomla 1.5.x Test
• Ruby on Rails 2.3 Test
• Object Oriented JavaScript 2003 Test
• LAMP Test
• UK English Proofreading Skills Test (Oxford Guide to Style)
• Oracle SQL 9i Test
• Mac OS X 10.5 Test
• MS Access 2003 Test
• Compiler Design Test
• Digital Electronics Test
• Drupal 5 Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended Test
• Knowledge of WordPress 3.1 Skills Test
• Data Sufficiency Test
• Adobe After Effects 7.0 Test
• Computer Aptitude Test
• Visual Basic Test
• Delphi 6 Test
• ERP Test
• Adobe InDesign CS3 Test
• French Word Usage Test
• U.S. Public Speaking Test
• English To German Translation Skills Test
• Knowledge of Google Analytics Test
• Perl 5 Test
• Data Interpretation Test
• Windows Vista Administration Test
• MS PowerPoint 2000 Test
• Spanish Vocabulary Skills Test
• Microsoft OutLook 2007 Test
• XML 1.0 Test
• English To Italian Translation Skills Test
• Action Script 3.0 Test
• Hospitality Terminology Test
• Unix Shell Script Test
• VB.NET 2003 Test
• Firewall Concepts Test
• English Vocabulary Test (UK Version)
• Content Writing Skills Test
• System Analysis Test
• JDBC 2.1 Test
• Windows Server 2008 Test
• Adobe Flash CS4 Test
• Adobe Flex 3.0 Test
• Chrome Product Test
• Facebook Connect Test
• Dreamweaver CS3 Test
• German Spelling Test
• Knowledge of Windows 7 Skills Test
• 3ds Max 7.0 Test
• Event Planning Test
• German To English Translation Skills Test
• MS Access 2007 Test
• Data Warehousing Test
• Report Writing Test
• World Server Product Test
• Web Services Test
• Maya 7.0 Test
• Spanish Word Usage Test
• ADO.NET 2003 Test
• Stock Trading Test
• osCommerce v2.2 Test
• U.S. Academic Writing Test
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Test
• U.S. English AP Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
• Adobe Premiere Test
• Corporate Strategy Test
• Total Quality Management Certification
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Test
• Active Directory Test
• Voice Over IP Test
• LQE Product Test
• Networking Server 2003 Test
• Antispam and Antivirus Test
• ASP.Net 3.5 using VB Test
• Salesforce Test
• German Vocabulary Skills Test
• Italian To English Translation Skills Test
• Knowledge of Joomla Coding Techniques Test
• English To Mandarin Translation Skills Test
• English To Brazilian Portuguese Translation Skills Test
• Knowledge of WordPress 3.0 Skills Test
• Knowledge of Google Webmaster Central Test
• Italian Vocabulary Skills Test
• UK English Sentence Structure Test (For Writing Professionals)
• French Proofreading Skills Test
• Semiconductor Electronics Test
• Adobe InDesign CS4 Test
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Creative Writing Test – Fiction (UK Version)
• DotNet 2.0 using VB Test
• Dot Net Nuke Test
• Selling Skills Test
• English to Japanese Translation Skills Test
• Game Programming Concepts Test
• Apache Server Test (2.0 Family)
• Adobe Flex Builder 2 Test
• Windows NT Test
• Oracle PL/SQL 9i Test
• ColdFusion MX 7
• eBay Web Services Test
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Skills Test
• JSON Test
• Oracle 10g Database Administration
• Paypal Integration for Mobile Skills Test
• Spanish Sentence Structure Test
• Oracle PL/Sql 10g Test
• UK English Oxford Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
• Creative Writing Test – Non-fiction (UK Version)
• Mechanical Engineering Test
• Italian Spelling Skills Test
• Dreamweaver CS4 Test
• J2ME Test
• Health Club Management Certification
• English To European Portuguese Translation Skills Test
• Grant Writing Test
• Knowledge of Corel Draw X5 Test
• U.S. English Proofreading Skills Test (AP Style)
• MS Access 2000 Test
• Windows Networking Infrastructure Test
• General Financial Accounting Test
• Programming Aptitude Test
• Oracle 10g Test
• Visual Studio Test
• Day Trading Test
• Knowledge of Google Website Optimizer Test
• Accounting Skills Test (Securities, Derivatives and Investments)
• Operations Research Test
• English To Dutch Translation Skills Test
• Cocoa programming for Mac OS X 10.5 Test
• Paypal Integration for Web Skills Test
• Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) 2.0 Test
• Adobe Illustrator CS5 Extended Test
• Final Cut Pro 7 Skills Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 Test
• Medical Billing Certification
• Financial Statement Test
• Microsoft Outlook 2010 Test
• Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 Test
• System Programming Test
• Time Management Test
• Electronic Design Test
• Civil Engineering Test
• PCB Design Test
• Marketing Management Test
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Test
• Knowledge of Microsoft Silverlight Skills Test
• PostgreSQL Test
• Italian Word Usage Test
• Virtual Private Network Test
• RSS 2.0 Test
• Statistics Test
• Financial Analysis Test
• Twitter Developer Test
• English To Korean Translation Skills Test
• PHP Programming Skills Test
• Adobe Fireworks CS3 Test
• Understanding differences in British and American English Test
• Knowledge of Ruby Skills Test
• Knowledge of ISO9001 Test
• Microsoft Access 2010 Test
• Italian Proofreading Skills Test
• Test of Knowledge of General JavaScript Skills
• Options Trading Test
• Embedded Systems Test
• Online Article Writing and Blogging Test (UK Version)
• Knowledge of .Net Framework 4.0 Skills Test
• Google App Engine Test
• Mobile Web Authoring Test
• FrontPage 2000 Test
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office SharePoint Workspace 2010 Skills Test
• ASP.Net 2.0 using C# Test
• Facebook Open Platform Development Test
• U.S. Culture and Etiquette Test
• Photography Certification
• Venture Capital Test
• Digital Imaging Test
• Financial Reporting Test
• English To Swedish Translation Skills Test
• Windows Networking Design Infrastructure Test
• PBwiki Test
• Oracle 9i Administration Test
• Adobe Indesign CS4 Test (Mac Version)
• USB Electronics Test
• Microsoft Visio 2007 Test
• Fiber Optics Test
• Sarbanes Oxley Act Test
• Digital Signal Processing Test
• Knowledge of Skype Development Test
• Integrated Circuits Test
• French Grammar Test
• Quark XPress 7.0 Test
• Knowledge of SQL Server 2008 Skills Test
• OpenGL Programming Test
• Master Trainer Certification
• XML Schema Test
• Wi Fi Test
• Business Writing Skills Test (U.S. Version)
• PageMaker 7.0 Test
• Manufacturing Design Test
• Structural Analysis Test
• Material Engineering Test
• Wimax Technology Test
• Solaris 10 U4 Test
• PBwiki – Pages and Files Test
• XML 1.0 Test (Fifth Edition)
• Knowledge of Symbian C++ Test
• Inventory Management Test
• English To Danish Translation Skills Test
• Spanish Grammar Test
• Payroll Management Test
• DB2 Admin Test
• Financial Forecasting Test
• OpenSocial Test
• Operation Management Test
• Spanish Proofreading Skills Test
• Macromedia FreeHand MX Test
• Oracle Forms 9i Test
• Corel Paint Shop Pro XI Test
• PostgreSql 8.1.3 Test
• French Sentence Structure Test
• VLSI Test
• SOAP 1.2 Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Test (Mac Version)
• Knowledge of Google SketchUp Pro 7 Skills Test
• Knowledge of Google Web Toolkit Skills Test
• Networking with Windows NT 4 Test
• Knowledge of Google AdSense Test
• E4X Test
• Knowledge of Magento Skills Test
• Knowledge of Mootools Skills Test
• Adobe Flash CS3 Test (Mac Version)
• NetBeans Test
• Checkpoint Security Test
• German Word Usage Test
• Retail Banking Industry and Processes Test
• Yahoo Developer skills – Tools and Libraries Test
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Test
• Constant Contact Skills Test
• ooVoo Client API Test
• JAVA Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• Business Writing Skills Test (UK Version)
• Power Builder Test
• German Grammar Test
• Dreamweaver CS4 Test (Mac Version)
• Kernel Programming Test (Solaris 2.x internals)
• Peachtree 7 Test
• DotNet 3.5 using VB Test
• Lending Practices and Loans Test
• Adobe Photoshop CS4 Test (Mac Version)
• ooVoo Web API Test
• Publishing Fundamentals Test
• Knowledge of Vectorworks 2010 Skills Test
• Caspio Test
• Quark XPress 8.0 Test
• Knowledge of SAP ABAP Test
• ASP.Net 2.0 using VB Test
• Italian Grammar Test
• Developer 2000 Test
• German Proofreading Skills Test
• 4delite Skills Test
• Lean Management Certification
• Design Considerations for Mobile Web Applications Development Test
• Knowledge of Windows Phone 7 Skills Test
• Macromedia Director MX 2004 Test
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Python Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• Corel Ventura 10 Test
• Knowledge of Box.net Skills Test
• Adobe FrameMaker 8 Test
• Dreamweaver 8 Test (Mac Version)
• Dreamweaver CS3 Test (Mac Version)
• Adobe Illustrator CS4 Test (Mac Version)
• RDF Test
• Adobe InCopy CS3 Test
• Knowledge of YAML Test
• Drop.io Skills Test
• Adobe Illustrator CS3 Test (Mac Version)
• Symbian Platform Python Test
• JSharp 2003 Test
• C++ Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• Italian Sentence Structure Test
• Knowledge of Windows Mobile Skills Test
• Knowledge of VirtueMart Test
• ProtoShare Skills Test
• Knowledge of ColdFusion 9 Skills Test
• SAP Netweaver Skills Test
• Adobe Flash CS4 Test (Mac Version)
• Zoho Creator Test
• RUBY Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• Central Desktop Test
• German Sentence Structure Test
• Knowledge of Camtasia Skills Test
• Adobe InDesign CS3 Test (Mac Version)
• Yahoo Developer skills – Data APIs Test
• Knowledge of Google Wave Skills Test
• Action Script 3.0 Test (Mac Version)
• Knowledge of Prototype Skills Test
• Yahoo Developer Skills – YAP Test
• Quark XPress 8.0 Test (Mac Version)
• Macromedia Flash 8 Test (Mac Version)
• Atom Test
• Knowledge of Microsoft Expression Web 4 Skills Test
• Perl Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• Palm Pre Application Development Test
• Dimdim Test
• Assembla Test
• Knowledge of Ning Skills Test
• ConceptShare Test
• Codesion Test
• ASP.NET Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)
• VB.NET Programming Skills Test (Hands-on programming skills)

oDesk Cover Letter Sample for Data Entry

Dear Hiring Manager,

Today I have found this job post in oDesk, and I’m very interested in your job post involving these skills. I have good experience in data entry, web research, Google documents and MS Office. My typing speed is +55 words per minute. I believe my skills would be ideal for your project. I can complete this job within the required time period.

I can dedicate 30 hours/week for your job, and my daily hours are negotiable. I’m very excited to offer my services for your job. Please feel free to contact me directly to discuss this position further.”

I am mostly online on yahoo messenger and skype. We can discuss there in details in a quick way, if you are interested.

Regards,

__________

Your Name