Within these websites there are also good and bad outsourced staff available so it's important that you have a good qualification process to help you sift through and find the right person for your business.
Below are just a list of the most popular websites to find outsourced staff.
1. OUTSOURCING WEBSITES
Websites where you can hire outsourcing staff is the easiest and most straight forward way to hire your next resource, however keep in mind that most of the recruitment and management process is your responsibility and it's important to know that you may not be perfect at this first go. Otherwise, you can find staff quickly and cheaply without any additional agency fees.
oDesk
oDesk is a great freelancing website where you can find the right worker for your work. You can select the contractor based on ratings and reviews. You can review the work and pay the contractor with ease.
Pros: Large network of developers, tools for tracking employees (keyboard, mouse activity, screenshots), no limit on bids so you can find cheap work
Cons: No limit on bids so jobs often reduce to pricing wars and quality can fall by the wayside, no escrow system, users can game profile ratings by hiding negative reviews and having friends provide reviews, etc.
Elance
You can find top skilled workers on Elance in almost all fields such as writing, web designing, programming, software development, graphic design, medical transcription, legal and finance. You can post your work on Elance and get proposals instantly. This site has more than 1,300,000 professionals ready to be hired.
Pros: Geared towards fixed-bid work (hire-by-hour or by-project), minimum bid ($50) keeps out some lower-quality programmers (also requires payment to start account)
Cons: This applies to ODesk too but sometimes contractors will try to sell your projects or solutions to other employers, pricier than ODesk, dispute system incurs fee for both parties, buyers sometimes avoid giving bad feedback b/c they find that it becomes more difficult to find bidders if they do
Freelancer
It's a great outsourcing market place where you can outsource anything you can think of. You can find hundreds of skilled programmers, web designers, content writers and ghost writers at highly competitive rates. You can pay your freelancers only if you are fully satisfied with their work. You can also post your first work for free over there.
Pros: Pay through milestone complete, suited to smaller jobs, good for project-based work
Cons: Similar to many of the above i.e. game able ratings, lack of talent in pool
Getacoder
This is a popular global services market place that is doing business in more than 200 countries. You can find great talents in all fields at very competitive rates.
Pros: Has a reasonable dispute resolution policy.
Cons: Harder to navigate than other sites and offers fewer features. Can be more expensive for freelancers to use this site
Guru
This freelancing site has over a million registered users. You can find the right freelancer for your work at affordable prices. You can post your job for free. You can pay after the satisfactory completion of your project.
Pros: Lots of US-based workers, pay for completed work via escrow system
Cons: Costly if non-member (10+%), otherwise monthly fee
You will be paying a premium but outsourcing agencies have offices and managers in place to manage your resources, and are great for companies looking for a little more professionalism and don't mind paying a premium. Major corporations use outsourcing agencies to employ their telemarketing staff as the agencies ensure training, replacement of resources and work on a results basis.
For roles that need to be available and to save management time, especially if you are not used to managing outsourced staff, this is a great way to save some money as well as get quality results.
Using a outsourcing recruiter is similar to using a local recruiter. They help collect resumes for you and sort through the duds according to your requirements. Having a recruiter can have added benefits such as having local staff that will chase them up if you cannot contact them online. Also some will handle payroll for you and help you replace staff if they are not meeting expectations.
If you hate looking through resume's and don't mind paying a little more for peace of mind a recruiter can help you find the right person. Keep in mind these services usually prefer to help you find staff that you are planning to train and keep for longer periods (6 months or above)
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