There is a lot of spam going on right now with oDesk providers who are part of the gDev team. The original message which started from a [tweetmeme]simple “hi” turns out to carry more than what meets the eye. UAE based company, gDEV FZ LLC who claims to be the biggest employer in oDesk started sending out invitations and hiring providers for a fixed rate fee to undergo several tests and a Skype interview that’s intended for various technical and customer service positions. Well, who wouldn’t be enticed to grab the opportunity? gDEV offers $40-60 fixed rate fee for spending just 3-4 hours of taking the exams and a few minutes of Skype interview, and the best part, if you get hired, you get a whopping $10 hourly rate or more depending on the nature of your job. That seemed to be a dream job to many freelancers who are still living on a feast and famine kind of life. But that seems to be perceived as too good to be true when all these grievance messages started to sprout. Are the gDEV invitations just a hoax then? I don’t think it’s enough ground to say that they are not legitimate. Delays are part of the hiring process. And as applicants, I guess, it may as well be taken against us if we show impatience. gDEV has already issued a stern warning for those who will continue with the flared messages. To those who were not able to rein their patience and have not put their complaints in proper channeling, it may have just caused you a quicker kill on your chances. Again, patience is a virtue. If you are a freelancer I’m almost certain that you are one hardworking person who surely deserves every cent of what you earn. Those sleepless ni ... New to freelancing? Read through this and get the essentials of a proven, effective job bid that will get you the freelance job you want.
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I was too exicited abt working for gdev when i saw the employment history but i lost interest as i think it somehow diminish the joy of freelancing and make it a regular job.
And yeah I did got paid 100$ for taking tests, so its not a spam
There were actually no large delays with me and gDEV, although I was worried there would be after investigating them on Google and reading this article. I accepted their fixed-price "job"/interview, and about a week later they sent me information on completing the tests and the interview. Once I did, I got paid the next day, and got a job offer the day after that. Not spam!
Sounds good. I did get paid as well although mine took longer than the usual process. I did not land the job but I'm happy to hear that you actually nailed it.
I just finished my Skype interview and was really pleased to see that payment and feedback were done on oDesk, within 10 minutes. I just hope I get the job.