Jesse Draper is creator and host of The Valley Girl Show, through which she's become a spokesperson for startups and helped pioneer the way of new media content distribution. Formerly a Nickelodeon star, Draper is now CEO of Valley Girl‚ where she oversees the show and runs technology blog Lalawag.com.
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Engineering is one of the highest-paying fields. Entry-level Facebook computer and software engineers receive a $100,000 salary and a $50,000 signing bonus. The question is where do you find these jobs? And if you're a company, where do you find these engineers?
On this episode of The Valley Girl Show, we sit down with Gary Swart, CEO of Odesk, an online platform that helps you find the right contractors remotely. Swart says his company is focused on small businesses "leveling the playing field" and to "get access to talent that they can't find in their local geography." Many small businesses can't afford the likes of Facebook or Google engineers and must look elsewhere for their talent. And most small businesses are not located in Silicon Valley.
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Odesk handles the hiring, managing and paying of the talent from around the world, making a seamless search for the client. Odesk around 150 countries and growing and are currently the "largest and fastest growing workplace."
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