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If you really just need work asap, Upwork is a great place to go. However, I have love/hate relationship with the platform, as getting noticed can be very hard
by rdevsrex 4y ago
If you really just need work asap, Upwork is a great place to go. However, I have love/hate relationship with the platform, as getting noticed can be very hard and they take money off the table.
But having found permanent employment on there, and also having hired people on there, sorry to be biased, but if you sound like a native speaker and can hold your own in a Zoom meeting, that's half the yardstick met for me when it comes to hiring.
The number of foreign devs whose English is so bad that you just have to communicate in writing is high. Business people like to communicate verbally, so if you aren't confident, practice.
Hmm, I wonder if there is a startup out there that does English training to help non-native English speakers sound like native speakers? My wife's first language is German, but she really put time into becoming a native-level English speaker, so it is possible.
- langitbiru 4y agoBacked by YC, there is one startup doing that: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/27/boldvoice-y-combinator-pre-seed/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/27/boldvoice-y-combinator-pre...
- mandeepj 4y ago> I wonder if there is a startup out there that does English training to help non-native English speakers sound like native speakers? There are many vocal coaches. Search Google or Youtube - you'll find a lot of them. It's hard to sound like a native speaker especially when your current state is not understandable. It's an iterative process, so who knows that person might get to native level. I believe it's much easier for women compared to men - to sound like native English speakers, because they have much crisp voice compared to most men.
- tymofiy 4y agoThere is https://elsaspeak.com/ https://elsaspeak.com/ - AI-powered coaching app. It helped me a lot.