Profile elements

Let's go to your profile icon and select your profile. Here you can see several ways you can edit your profile. You can add a picture; you can edit your title and your hourly rate. You can add a profile overview to show clients you have the skills and experience they're looking for. You can promote your profile with ads to jump on top of results and search. You can also add a video introduction. This dialogue box will allow you to link to a YouTube video and then also select what type of video is this. You can add a portfolio of your work to showcase your skills visually. You can choose if you are open to offers between more than 30 hours a week, less than 30 hours a week as needed, or none. You can add your languages. This is also where your identity verification will appear if Upwork requires it. You can also add your military status and your education. Whenever you start working with Upwork and getting clients, they will appear in your work history here. You can manually put what skills you have. This is a great way for clients to be able to search, specifically depending on what skills they need for their jobs. Here you can add a project catalog where you can group different items together and offer them to clients. You can also add testimonials once you begin working with your clients. You can request a testimonial in order to strengthen your profile. Here you have certifications. You can add these manually or you can import them from Credly. You can add employment history here. You can show your employment history outside of the Upwork platform, and at the very bottom add your volunteer experiences, hobbies, relevant to your work, or anything else you feel is relevant to your profile.

Freelancers with complete profiles are 4.5 times more likely to get hired by clients. You can see your progress in your profile, what is completed, and what sections can be updated.