| - Resume Lies and Half Truths -According to the | | | | starts. No matter how big or how small your |
| resumes that are distributed to large | | | | project is, there will be plenty of |
| corporations and small | | | | bidders to choose from. As bids come in, the |
| businesses, only good guys look for jobs. This | | | | buyer can look at the bidder's |
| seems to be especially true in | | | | profiles. Here, they will find information that they |
| the Information Technology field. You will never | | | | would never find on a |
| see a resume | | | | resume. They can see where the coder is |
| that shows that a project was cancelled, or that | | | | located, how they are |
| the programmer was removed | | | | rated, how long they have been a member of |
| from a project due to his inability to meet the | | | | Rent a Coder, the last date and time |
| needs of the company or a | | | | that they were logged into the site, how many |
| client. Instead, the resume's all show that only | | | | jobs they have completed through |
| the best of the | | | | the site, and how many jobs that they have in |
| best are looking for work.If they are the | | | | progress.Then, they can |
| best of the best - then why are they seeking | | | | see even more interesting information, such as |
| work? Why have they had so many | | | | how many arbitrations a buyer |
| different jobs? Why aren't these companies | | | | has had. Arbitrations occur when there is a |
| treating these IT professionals | | | | conflict between a buyer and a |
| better? Well, the fact is that the majority of | | | | coder. The results of arbitrations are listed near |
| resumes submitted | | | | the bottom of the page with |
| are full of lies and half truths. Unfortunately, | | | | the coder's reviews. Many buyers require coders |
| when a company checks a | | | | to submit status reports every |
| potential employee or contractors work history, | | | | Friday. This is common for long term projects |
| they are very limited in the | | | | and required for projects over a |
| questions that they are allowed to ask - and | | | | certain amount of money. On the coder's profile, |
| past employers are often reluctant | | | | the buyer can see how many |
| to give information, sticking with employment | | | | status reports the coder missed, if any.Education, |
| dates and starting and ending | | | | which |
| salary information.Work history and | | | | is commonly lied about on resumes, doesn't |
| performance aren't the only lies and half truths | | | | matter quite as much |
| that you will find on a | | | | on Rent a Coder. The coder can submit their |
| resumes. People also tend to lie about their | | | | resume, which becomes |
| education and | | | | part of their profile, and they usually list any |
| accomplishments. They know that even though | | | | education they have had, but Rent |
| their education can easily be | | | | a coder has a better plan. Rent a Coder is |
| checked, most employers won't take the time or | | | | partnered with 'Expert Rating' at Coders |
| use the resources to do this. | | | | who are serious about their work and their |
| They also know that accomplishments are rarely | | | | reputations can take certification |
| checked - so they can easily get | | | | tests through Expert Rating, and their |
| away with stretching the truth, or telling a | | | | certifications appear on their Rent a |
| straight out lie.Personal | | | | Coder profiles. This takes away the need to |
| references are also useless when it comes to | | | | check a coder's education to |
| finding out about someone. Do you | | | | determine whether or not they have the skills |
| really think that they would list someone that | | | | that your project requires. |
| would say negative things about | | | | Coder's are not required to take the certification |
| them? Of course they won't. They are only | | | | tests however - but the |
| going to give you the names, | | | | one's that are serious about their work often do |
| addresses, and telephone numbers of people | | | | get certified.After the Expert |
| who will make them look good - and | | | | Rating certifications listing on the profile, the |
| then they are going to coach those people about | | | | buyer can view the |
| what to say and what not to say | | | | resume that the coder has posted. Most buyer's |
| before you call.With all of these | | | | only give this a |
| resume lies and half truths, it is almost impossible | | | | cursory glance, because they are much more |
| to find IT | | | | interested in what is below that |
| professionals that can handle the job that you | | | | resume. The Rent a Coder All Coder Competition |
| are trying to fill. Many | | | | Scores comes after |
| employers have even started contacting IT | | | | the resume and this tells a buyer how a coder |
| schools to hire students and recent | | | | ranks overall on |
| graduates - who are vastly inexperienced - just | | | | the Rent a Coder site. This score is calculated |
| to avoid the possibility of | | | | using a formula consisting of the |
| hiring someone who has lied on their resume. | | | | number of jobs a coder has completed, the |
| When they do hire | | | | amount of money they were paid, their |
| someone who has lied, they often find out - too | | | | ratings for each job, and whether status report |
| late - that the person did not | | | | deadlines and project deadlines |
| have the necessary skills to handle their IT | | | | were met.Coders take this |
| project. This costs the employers | | | | rating and competition quite seriously. It often |
| hundreds and even thousands of dollars in lost | | | | means the difference between |
| time, lost clients, and salaries | | | | winning and losing bids. |
| that are paid out to these unskilled people.This | | | | I have completed over 500 jobs through |
| problem | | | | RentACoder successfully. |
| exists for corporate employers who are trying | | | | When someone wants to hire me, they simply |
| to fill permanent or long term IT | | | | look at my profile, |
| positions, as well as for small business owners | | | | where they can see how past buyers have |
| who need to hire IT professionals | | | | rated me, and read the reviews of my work |
| on a project-by-project basis. Until a few years | | | | I have been rated by hundreds buyers that I |
| ago, these employers had to | | | | have |
| take their chances and hope for the best. Today, | | | | performed services for, and I have an average |
| however, there is a better | | | | rating of 9.92. I am certified professional, |
| way.Back in January | | | | I have missed no status reports, and I have |
| of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an | | | | never lost an |
| idea. Ippolito is a programmer | | | | arbitration. I have a Top Coder rating, and is |
| with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science | | | | quickly on my way to becoming |
| from the | | | | one of the Top 10 Coders at Rent a Coder. |
| University of Central Florida. His idea came | | | | When a potential buyer considers |
| about when he was getting more requests for | | | | hiring me, they are usually quite impressed with |
| programming work than he could | | | | the reviews that past |
| possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito | | | | buyers left behind on my profile.The rating |
| had a way to meet the needs of | | | | system |
| clients that he was being forced to turn away | | | | is one of the better features of the Rent a |
| due to time constraints. 'Rent a | | | | Coder site. When a coder completes |
| Coder' was born, and by the following year, over | | | | a job, the buyer can rate them, on a scale of 1 |
| 1400 software projects were | | | | to 10, and they can write a |
| being completed every month. Today, close to | | | | review on the work that was done. These |
| 9000 projects are completed | | | | reviews and ratings are better than any |
| monthly, and that number continues to rise.Rent | | | | polished resume that you could receive. There |
| a Coder is | | | | are no lies here - |
| described as an international marketplace, where | | | | the information left behind by past buyers who |
| people and companies that need | | | | have worked with the coders is |
| custom software developed can find | | | | absolutely honest - and the coder can't do |
| programmers - or coders - without worrying | | | | anything to hide that information |
| about losing their money. The coders are equally | | | | from you - other than to close that coder |
| protected as well, meaning | | | | account and open a new one, which is |
| that they don't have to worry about completing | | | | seldom done. New coders find that it is difficult to |
| jobs and not getting paid for | | | | get their foot in the door |
| them. People from all over the world are able to | | | | - with no jobs completed and no ratings or |
| do business together in a | | | | reviews. Furthermore, if a coder |
| safe, web based environment. Good coders don't | | | | gets caught doing this, they get banned from the |
| lack for work, and good buyers | | | | site permanently.Of course, all of |
| don't lack for coders who are willing and able to | | | | this works well in reverse too. The coders also |
| do the work.While Rent a Coder | | | | get to rate the buyers. After a |
| was originally intended for software buyers and | | | | job is completed, they coder rates the buyer on |
| programmers, today many | | | | a scale of 1 to 10, and can |
| different types of projects go through the site, | | | | write a review on their experience with the |
| such as content writing, linking | | | | buyer. This alerts other coders to |
| projects, and other short term virtual assistant | | | | buyers who are difficult to work with, or who |
| projects. There are currently | | | | are slow to respond, or slow to |
| over 42,000 buyers registered with Rent a | | | | release escrowed funds after work is completed. |
| Coder, and over 110,000 coders are | | | | Before bidding on jobs, coders |
| available.Rent a Coder has | | | | usually take a look at the buyer's profile, which is |
| an excellent system that works well for both | | | | set up almost just like |
| coders and buyers. First, when a | | | | the coders profile, with only a few |
| buyer has a software need, or other need that | | | | differences.When a buyer |
| can be filled by a freelancer, | | | | accepts a bid, the money for the bid amount is |
| they can sign up for a free account at Rent a | | | | moved into an escrow account by |
| Coder. Buyers are never charged a | | | | Rent a Coder, where it remains until the coder |
| fee for using the site's services, and they are | | | | reports the work as complete, |
| not charged a fee on projects | | | | and the buyer accepts the work as 100% |
| either. The only way buyers are charged fees is | | | | complete. When the buyer accepts the |
| when a project is cancelled | | | | work, the funds are released to the coder's |
| after a bidder has been chosen- and even then, | | | | account, and coder's are paid |
| the cancellation fee may be the | | | | through paypal, western union, or check either |
| responsibility of the coder, or split between the | | | | once or twice a month, depending |
| coder and the buyer, | | | | on the options that the coder chooses.This |
| depending on the circumstances.It literally | | | | process of |
| takes less than ten minutes to set up a buyers | | | | escrowing funds protects both the coder and the |
| account on Rent a Coder. To | | | | buyer. The coder knows that |
| protect the coders, the buyer must go through a | | | | they will get paid, and the buyer knows that is |
| short verification process. | | | | the coder does not complete the |
| This is done by telephone and it is automated. | | | | work as agreed, they can put the project into |
| The buyer can choose to pay for | | | | arbitration, and a Rent a Coder |
| projects through paypal or with his or her credit | | | | arbitrator will listen to both sides and make a |
| card. This information is entered in when setting | | | | determination about releasing |
| up the buyers account, and is part of the | | | | the funds. The arbitrator facilitators are |
| verification process. This phase of | | | | completely neutral, and award the |
| the verification process can take up to | | | | funds based on the facts that they have. That is |
| twenty-four hours, because it is | | | | why both the coder and buyer |
| handled by humans. No charges are made to the | | | | are encouraged to keep all communications going |
| buyer's credit card or paypal | | | | through the Rent a Coder |
| account until he sets up a bid request and | | | | website, so that there is proof as to what was |
| chooses a winning bidder.When setting up a | | | | asked, what was said, and what |
| bid request, the buyer has many options. He can | | | | was done.With sites like |
| set the maximum amount that he | | | | Rent a Coder, the days of lying on resumes are |
| is willing to pay for completion of the project, | | | | quickly coming to |
| describe the project and | | | | an end. By hiring coders through Rent a Coder, |
| requirements that must be met, set a deadline | | | | buyers save money because the |
| for bidding, and a deadline for | | | | competition between the coders keeps prices |
| project completion, and choose certain skills that | | | | down. The buyer doesn't have to |
| bidders should have, such as | | | | worry about losing their money, or paying large |
| web design, c++ programming, or writing skills. | | | | salaries or benefits for a full |
| Setting up a bid request often | | | | time or temporary employee, and they can |
| takes less than ten minutes, and the Rent a | | | | avoid hiring IT professionals who turn |
| Coder staff approves bid requests | | | | out to be anything but professional!Copyright |
| for publication to the site within hours, and | | | | 2005 - Sergey I. |
| sometimes even within minutes.Then, the bidding | | | | |