Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

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According to the resumes that are distributed to large corporations and small businesses, only good guys look for jobs. This seems to be especially true in the Information Technology field. You will never see a resume that shows that a project was cancelled, or that the programmer was removed from a project due to his inability to meet the needs of the company or a client. Instead, the resume's all show that only the best of the best are looking for work.

If they are the best of the best - then why are they seeking work? Why have they had so many different jobs? Why aren't these companies treating these IT professionals better? Well, the fact is that the majority of resumes submitted are full of lies and half truths. Unfortunately, when a company checks a potential employee or contractors work history, they are very limited in the questions that they are allowed to ask - and past employers are often reluctant to give information, sticking with employment dates and starting and ending salary information.

Work history and performance aren't the only lies and half truths that you will find on a resumes. People also tend to lie about their education and accomplishments. They know that even though their education can easily be checked, most employers won't take the time or use the resources to do this. They also know that accomplishments are rarely checked - so they can easily get away with stretching the truth, or telling a straight out lie.

Personal references are also useless when it comes to finding out about someone. Do you really think that they would list someone that would say negative things about them? Of course they won't. They are only going to give you the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of people who will make them look good - and then they are going to coach those people about what to say and what not to say before you call.

With all of these resume lies and half truths, it is almost impossible to find IT professionals that can handle the job that you are trying to fill. Many employers have even started contacting IT schools to hire students and recent graduates - who are vastly inexperienced - just to avoid the possibility of hiring someone who has lied on their resume. When they do hire someone who has lied, they often find out - too late - that the person did not have the necessary skills to handle their IT project. This costs the employers hundreds and even thousands of dollars in lost time, lost clients, and salaries that are paid out to these unskilled people.

This problem exists for corporate employers who are trying to fill permanent or long term IT positions, as well as for small business owners who need to hire IT professionals on a project-by-project basis. Until a few years ago, these employers had to take their chances and hope for the best. Today, however, there is a better way.

Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

Rent a Coder is described as an international marketplace, where people and companies that need

Work history and performance aren't the only lies and half truths that you will find on a resumes. People also tend to lie about their education and accomplishments. They know that even though their education can easily be checked, most employers won't take the time or use the resources to do this. They also know that accomplishments are rarely checked - so they can easily get away with stretching the truth, or telling a straight out lie.

Personal references are also useless when it comes to finding out about someone. Do you really think that they would list someone that would say negative things about them? Of course they won't. They are only going to give you the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of people who will make them look good - and then they are going to coach those people about what to say and what not to say before you call.

With all of these resume lies and half truths, it is almost impossible to find IT professionals that can handle the job that you are trying to fill. Many employers have even started contacting IT schools to hire students and recent graduates - who are vastly inexperienced - just to avoid the possibility of hiring someone who has lied on their resume. When they do hire someone who has lied, they often find out - too late - that the person did not have the necessary skills to handle their IT project. This costs the employers hundreds and even thousands of dollars in lost time, lost clients, and salaries that are paid out to these unskilled people.

This problem exists for corporate employers who are trying to fill permanent or long term IT positions, as well as for small business owners who need to hire IT professionals on a project-by-project basis. Until a few years ago, these employers had to take their chances and hope for the best. Today, however, there is a better way.

Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

Rent a Coder is described as an international marketplace, where people and companies that nee

Personal references are also useless when it comes to finding out about someone. Do you really think that they would list someone that would say negative things about them? Of course they won't. They are only going to give you the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of people who will make them look good - and then they are going to coach those people about what to say and what not to say before you call.

With all of these resume lies and half truths, it is almost impossible to find IT professionals that can handle the job that you are trying to fill. Many employers have even started contacting IT schools to hire students and recent graduates - who are vastly inexperienced - just to avoid the possibility of hiring someone who has lied on their resume. When they do hire someone who has lied, they often find out - too late - that the person did not have the necessary skills to handle their IT project. This costs the employers hundreds and even thousands of dollars in lost time, lost clients, and salaries that are paid out to these unskilled people.

This problem exists for corporate employers who are trying to fill permanent or long term IT positions, as well as for small business owners who need to hire IT professionals on a project-by-project basis. Until a few years ago, these employers had to take their chances and hope for the best. Today, however, there is a better way.

Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

Rent a Coder is described as an international marketplace, where people and companies that nee

This problem exists for corporate employers who are trying to fill permanent or long term IT positions, as well as for small business owners who need to hire IT professionals on a project-by-project basis. Until a few years ago, these employers had to take their chances and hope for the best. Today, however, there is a better way.

Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

Rent a Coder is described as an international marketplace, where people and companies that nee

Back in January of 2001, a gentleman named Ian Ippolito had an idea. Ippolito is a programmer with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida. His idea came about when he was getting more requests for programming work than he could possibly handle. By the middle of 2001, Ippolito had a way to meet the needs of clients that he was being forced to turn away due to time constraints. 'Rent a Coder' was born, and by the following year, over 1400 software projects were being completed every month. Today, close to 9000 projects are completed monthly, and that number continues to rise.

Rent a Coder is described as an international marketplace, where people and companies that need custom software developed can find programmers - or coders - without worrying about losing their money. The coders are equally protected as well, meaning that they don't have to worry about completing jobs and not getting paid for them. People from all over the world are able to do business together in a safe, web based environment. Good coders don't lack for work, and good buyers don't lack for coders who are willing and able to do the work.

While Rent a Coder was originally intended for software buyers and programmers, today many different types of projects go through the site, such as content writing, linking projects, and other short term virtual assistant projects. There are currently over 42,000 buyers registered with Rent a Coder, and over 110,000 coders are available.

Rent a Coder has an excellent system that works well for both coders and buyers. First, when a buyer has a software need, or other need that can be filled by a freelancer, they can sign up for a free account at Rent a Coder. Buyers are never charged a fee for using the site's services, and they are not charged a fee on projects either. The only way buyers are charged fees is when a project is cancelled after a bidder has been chosen- and even then, the cancellation fee may be the responsibility of the coder, or split between the coder and the buyer, depending on the circumstances.

It literally takes less than ten minutes to set up a buyers account on Rent a Coder. To protect the coders, the buyer must go through a short verification process. This is done by telephone and it is automated. The buyer can choose to pay for projects through paypal or with his or her credit card. This information is entered in when setting up the buyers account, and is part of the verification process. This phase of the verification process can take up to twenty-four hours, because it is handled by humans. No charges are made to the buyer's credit card or paypal account until he sets up a bid request and chooses a winning bidder.

When setting up a bid request, the buyer has many options. He can set the maximum amount that he is willing to pay for completion of the project, describe the project and requirements that must be met, set a deadline for bidding, and a deadline for project completion, and choose certain skills that bidders should have, such as web design, c++ programming, or writing skills. Setting up a bid request often takes less than ten minutes, and the Rent a Coder staff approves bid requests for publication to the site within hours, and sometimes even within minutes.

Then, the bidding starts. No matter how big or how small your project is, there will be plenty of bidders to choose from. As bids come in, the buyer can look at the bidder's profiles. Here, they will find information that they would never find on a resume. They can see where the coder is located, how they are rated, how lo