You don't. Or if you do, you're lucky and/or you wait in line for them.
Good developers don't use oDesk to find freelance work. They have a good enough reputation to find work through their professional network. oDesk is a race to the bottom where you compete on price instead of skills. Its a market for lemons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons)
I'm a contractor and I wouldn't touch oDesk with a 10 ft pole.
Good developers don't use oDesk to find freelance work. They have a good enough reputation to find work through their professional network. oDesk is a race to the bottom where you compete on price instead of skills. Its a market for lemons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons)
I'm a contractor and I wouldn't touch oDesk with a 10 ft pole.