Chapter
10
Targeting Top Talent
In This Chapter
• Clarifying your project
• Categories and skill sets
• The keyword search
• Advanced search parameters
• Posting your job
• Inviting contractors
Meeting great contractors on Elance doesn’t have to be a matter of sitting back and hoping the right person finds and bids on your project. While this passive method might work, you can also take a more proactive approach to searching for the perfect fit. You can post your project to the entire Elance universe, you can invite select contractors, or you can do both.
Elance also takes part in the talent search by matching contractors with you that they feel might fit your project’s specifications and your job history. These are presented in an easy-to-view format for you to add to your list of choices.
This chapter will show you how to identify contractors that just might fit the bill by focusing your project and using Elance’s search tools. It’s a matter of understanding what you have to choose from, and then how to find the contractors within these groups.