How To Choose The Right Freelancer For Your Business

Business Freelancing

Posted by admin on 2023-07-04 15:01:55 | | عربي

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Independent work began to expand significantly and significantly years ago, and as a result of the complete closure due to the Corona virus, company owners began to search for freelancers or freelancers, as companies tended to search for people with specific experience to carry out the tasks that those companies seek to implement in the fastest time and from anywhere. In order to quickly implement the work with the required quality.

However, each person with independent work works in a different way than others, and also each person has his own characteristics, his own style of dealing, and a unique style of work.

How do you know that you are hiring the right person for you and your project?

To hire the right person for your project and to complete the tasks you seek to achieve, these are the points that must always be in your mind, and they are the criteria that must be available to ensure that your work is completed in the way you wish:

 

1. Presentation of previous works and referrals:

So what are the referrals?

Referrals are ways of communicating with previous clients or with the nominated person’s manager if he worked for a company before.

Hence, the referral is the first step in evaluating the independent business owner, then we see and evaluate his previous work or previous projects, while making sure of the tasks assigned to him in previous projects to ensure an effective evaluation of previous tasks and the fact that this independent employee has experience in dealing with previous clients, this is evidence that he A regular and professional person, even if it's just one person.

 

2. They have the skill of being prodactive and asking questions

Proactivity is one of the rarest skills in our current time, and one of the most important stages in the event of your communication with the independent business owners, you must ensure that the independent business owner knows and fully understands the project, the big picture, and the general idea or not.

And if the independent employee does not ask questions that build the idea of the project in his mind, he will, with a large percentage, present uneven work.

It is better to talk to more than one independent employee before you make any decision. You must make sure that your independent employee has understood the idea of the project, and you can make sure of that by asking yourself some questions about the important points on which the project was built.

 

3. They have great communication skills

Communication skills are the first thing that you should look for in the freelancer, because this will be the basis of your relationship with him throughout the project period, and you must make sure that communication with him is in a clear and frank manner and does not have vague words or methods in answering your questions.

4. Ensure that you understand your company and its mission

One of the most important qualities of an independent employee is that he is curious and seeks to understand your company's policy before thinking about the project, and tries to understand the company's mission and how it works.

 

5. The ability to take constructive feedback.

It is very important to work with an employee who has the potential to accept constructive criticism and to actually develop critical points.

And this can be done by starting to criticize an old idea or project that he presented before, and through his reaction and style of dialogue, you will make sure if he accepts criticism and changes his work, or will exhaust you in dealing, and then search for another person without thinking.

 

6. High standards of quality

Unfortunately, some of the freelancers do not follow any methods that guarantee you the quality of the work that you will receive. For example, translators, copywriters who make typos, designers who miss key details, etc.

An independent employee who is keen on the quality of his work and meeting the comprehensive quality standards that he needs must use auditing tools or steps that he implements to ensure that his work is completely free of errors. This point is discussed with the independent employee before contracting and verified through previous work.

 

7. The submitted project forms must be recent

If you are thinking of hiring a person with an independent work, you should discuss it in the previous project forms that were submitted and make sure of the time period that has passed since the delivery of this work or project and try to communicate with the owners of previous projects to ensure the extent of the evaluation of the independent employee and evaluate the projects that were delivered through him In the last six months who have passed because the passage of time will not mitigate their criticism.

 

 

8.The employee's time zone matches yours

If you are looking for an independent employee from another country, you must make sure that you are on the same time zone, and if there is a time difference between one to three hours, you may think that it is a slight difference, but it is not that simple, and you must study the times of communication And it is better to choose an independent employee from the same country, and if he is from another country, it is preferable that his time zone be similar to the time zone of your country for ease of communication between you.

 

9. Has experience with collaborative tools

Find a freelancer with experience using collaborative tools like Asana, Google Docs, Slack, etc. Because these tools make projects easier for you and your team.

You must make sure that the freelancer is proficient in these tools because they make work and communication a coherent strength, especially if you are looking for a freelancer to work for long periods or intermittent periods, which makes proficiency in these tools a prerequisite that cannot be underestimated.

 

10. Follows instructions

You must make sure that the independent employee follows your instructions without pride or problems, and this is a point based on the person's ability to bear constructive criticism.

If you want your project to be done with a system and accurate instructions, completely avoid people who believe that their touch is more important and better for the project than the instructions you issued.

If you have an argument and resistance arises during the conversation or interview, talk to the next candidate to avoid problems that will cause you to regret in the future.

 

11. The number of repeat customers

It is considered one of the best features that may be available in self-employment employees, and although it is not a necessary feature that the freelancer has a repeat client who has cooperated more than once with the freelancer, this is a positive sign of the freelancer’s credibility and professionalism, and the absence of this feature does not mean lack of credibility or Positive self-employment, as it is possible to be a repeat customer in the future.

 12. Schedule

Before you hire a freelancer, if the time to prepare a project is planned to take a long time, you must agree with the freelancer to commit to a delivery date before contracting with him, as this freelancer may become busy with a project schedule for the next two years.

Therefore, you should take enough time before making the decision to hire an independent employee, and you can start learning about the services provided by independent employers by creating an account on YALLAMISSION.COM and starting to search for self-employment employees.

In this article, you can learn how the YallaMission platform will help you find the best freelancers for your business.

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