Written by: Flexing It
19/09/2024
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https://www.flexingit.com/blog/how-to-create-your-freelancer-account/How Does Flexing It Work?
Flexing It is a marketplace that connects experienced consultants and freelance professionals with over 3000+ organisations seeking independent talent for project-based work.
We specialise in a wide range of roles, including strategy, finance, marketing, HR, and operations, covering everything from implementation projects to strategic advisory and interim roles.
Whether you're looking for short-duration projects, long-term complex assignments, or even full-time or part-time roles, Flexing It is built to meet the changing needs of independent professionals like you.
How Flexing It Works for Consultants
Flexing It provides consultants with a streamlined and intuitive way to find work matching their skills, interests, and availability. Here's how you can get started:
- Create your account
We connect independent consultants and boutique talent firms with our clients. Flexing It offers a seamless journey for creating your account, please explore the step by step guide.
- Create a Detailed Profile
Create a profile showcasing your skills, experience, and accomplishments.
Use our CV parser to pre-populate 50% of the fields for easier setup.
Please note: A complete, approved profile is required to apply for projects.
We recommend dedicating some time to building your Skill Profile that highlights your:
- Broad Skill: Broad functional areas like Strategy, Finance, and Marketing.
- Sub Skill: Specific skill sets mapped to each broad skill to enable granular project matching.
- Industry: Mapping of industries to match your skills to relevant sectors.
Additional Details
- Education, Location, Availability: Share your availability, project preferences, expected fees, and areas of expertise to improve project matches.
Profile Review Process
- After submitting your profile, an account manager will review it for completeness and quality. You may receive an email requesting clarifications.
Read the step-by-step guidehere
- Apply To High-Quality projects
Once your profile is complete, you can access Flexing It's dashboard, which offers various consulting opportunities, from strategy and finance to IT, marketing, and more.
Projects vary in scope and duration and include a mix of on-site, remote and hybrid assignments, so there's something for everyone.
How to Apply:
- Search for Projects: You can easily search for relevant projects either through your dashboard or our live projects page.
- Matched Projects: Flexscore, our matching algorithm, suggests relevant projects based on your skills. Alerts are sent via email or appear on your dashboard.
- Shortlisting: If you are shortlisted, the engagement details vary by client, but our team supports you throughout the process.
Do review the project details carefully and confirm your availability.
- Contracting and Invoicing
Flexing It makes contracting & payroll easy for our freelancer community by actively liaising with our clients and companies with simple steps.
- Agree on Terms: Consultants and clients agree on the project scope, timeline, and payment terms.
- Invoicing: Depending on your payment terms, you can easily raise your invoice through our built-in system. Once submitted, it is sent to the client for prompt payment.
- Payments: After the client releases the payment, it is processed to you within 5 business days. For any unexpected delays, contact our team via info@flexingit.com for immediate redressal.
- Project Engagement
- During the Project: Stay connected with your point of contact for regular check-ins and timely payment processing. You can also always reach out if you have any issues or queries.
- Post-Project: After the project ends, a feedback process is triggered. Positive feedback increases your profile visibility and helps secure future projects.
Please note that during the project, Flexing It’s role is only to provide process management to ensure continued alignment and progress as per plan.
Maximising Your Consulting Success on Flexing It
- Be proactive: Regularly check the project board and apply to roles matching your expertise.
- Keep your profile updated: Add new skills, certifications, or project outcomes to receive the latest matching opportunities.
- Leverage feedback: Positive client reviews build credibility and attract more projects.
As independent consultants, professionalism and project delivery are key to maintaining our brand and reputation.
- Ensure your profile information and client feedback are accurate
- Please adhere to all contract terms with clients and Flexing It.
- Avoid leaving projects unfinished or subpar to prevent negative feedback or removal.
- Positive feedback improves your FlexScore and chances for future high-impact projects.
For more questions, please write to us at info@flexingit.com.
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