oDesk公司

公司收入：2000萬美元（估值）

公司總部：加州門洛帕克

所屬行業：在線臨時雇員

成立時間：2003年

員工人數：60人

????最近，美國的大型公司計劃招聘200位自由撰稿人時往往會求助于提供在線招聘服務的oDesk公司。oDesk公司將招聘廣告刊登在網站上。一經聘用，撰稿人可登陸oDesk平臺開始工作。oDesk公司記錄他們的工作時長，對他們的初稿進行截屏，從而使招聘經理確信，他們獲得了物有所值的稿件。最后，oDesk公司還代理所有的付款和報稅，可獲得每筆薪水10%作為傭金。從全球來看，oDesk公司的發展迅速。該公司表示，它現有150萬獨立簽約員工和25萬家用人公司，其中大部分都是小公司。職位涉及軟件開發、翻譯、電話營銷、統計分析等各行各業。該公司目前面臨的挑戰是：尋找足夠數量的熟練員工，并使他們樂于通過在線工作，獲得合理薪水的。但是，CEO蓋理?斯瓦特（上）對此并不擔憂，他說：“我覺得我們目前已經達到了上市公司的規模。”

????——理查德?麥吉爾?墨菲

oDesk

Revenue: $20 million (est.)

Headquarters: Menlo Park, Calif.

Industry: Online temps

Founded: 2003

Employees: 60

????Recently, when a big U.S. corporation set out to hire 200 freelance copywriters, it turned to oDesk, which facilitates online staffing. oDesk posted the job ads on its site. Once hired, the writers log into an oDesk platform to do their work. oDesk tracks their hours and records screen shots of their drafts so that managers can be sure they are getting the work that they pay for. Finally, oDesk handles all payments and tax reporting in exchange for a 10% commission on every paycheck. Globally, the fast-growing company says it has 1.5 million independent contractors in its network and some 250,000 employers, mostly small companies. Job descriptions range from software development to translation, telemarketing, and statistical analysis. The challenge ahead is finding enough skilled workers willing to work online for modest wages. That doesn't worry CEO Gary Swart (above): "We think this is big enough to be a publicly traded company."

????--R.M.M.