Once you sign up, you’ll land on the Get started page with four steps which are mandatory. These four steps might slightly vary based on whether your organization processes payments via TalentDesk or makes direct payments to freelancers, contractors and managers. On completion of all four steps, you’ll be able to access the full TalentDesk platform. This applies to Managers who are invited as contractors to the platform. If you are a Manager who is invited as an employee to the platform, you can directly scroll to the end of this article.
Case 1:
The following are the four steps to be completed if you are in an organization that processes payments via TalentDesk.
Case 2:
If TalentDesk doesn't process payments for your organization, you can skip the last step of adding your payment method.
Step 1: Complete the onboarding form
Each organization’s onboarding form varies and hence, please provide the necessary details in the onboarding form. Once you complete them, click on ‘Save & continue’. You’ll be directed to the next step.
Once submitted, the organization usually reviews and either approves / requests amendment / rejects the onboarding form. It totally depends on the organization on when and what they would do. However, you can keep track of your email inbox as you’ll be receiving an email notification once the organization makes an update to the status of the onboarding form.
Step 2: Complete your profile
It’s now time to fill out your profile details (mandatory for you to collaborate on the platform and get paid). This is where you can add in the following and more:
- Basic Information (this will be mostly filled from your sign up information but profile photo, cv and address information will still need to be added on this page)
- Social Profiles
- Skills
- Languages
- Experience
When done select the update button in the bottom right corner.
Step 3: Setup as an Individual or as a company
Now, you need to fill in the details confirming if you are an Individual or acting as a registered Company. Once done, Click on ‘ Save & continue’.
Step 4: Choose how to get paid / Set your sales tax
In this step, If you work for an organization that pays you via TalentDesk, you need to choose your payment method and enter your account details to which you would like to receive your payment.
Once you complete all the four steps, you need to wait for your onboarding form to be approved by your organization after which you’ll have complete access to the platform.
For Managers who are employees, you only need to do the second step (Complete your profile) as shown below.