Out of i dont know how many job applications i sent on upwork, i got 0 hires. Anyone knows why?

How much experience do you have and what is your highest achieved education?

@Hazarth 5+ yrs java spring boot 5+ yrs angular. Bachelor computer science

it's a cutthroat place, they expect you start with peanuts and the positive reviews will put you in better chances. Sincerely I'm not into that king of waste of time.

You asked for more then $2.50 for the entire project didn't you...

@b2plane hmm, that sounds fine to me. Did you list other skills or just Spring and Angular?

It can help to list every little thing you know, because customers are retarded and look for quantity over quality.

This is what I did, and I did it twice already. First time I did it, it was on some other site similar to Upwork. Your mileage may vary.

Do easy projects for free in exchange for good reviews. Pick the ones that's so easy, you can do it with your eyes closed. I also submitted a proposal wherein I'll do the first month free and pay me on the 2nd month.

I see projects on Upwork with hundreds of proposals. It's hard to compete, especially against the ones with a lot of positive feedback.

@Hazarth listed other skills i have + github projects + client websites i built + cv resume + degree proof....

@fruitfcker that makes sense thanks for the advice I'll give it a try