Nerd FAQs

NerdRabbit is the world’s first AWS software-defined staffing company powered by machine learning technology.

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A NerdHerder is a representative from a company or an individual in need of an AWS expert to hop on a project, become a contractor, or join their team for a full-time role.

You can register for a Nerd account in seconds! Afterwards, you will be asked to verify your email and a Colony Manager will contact you to start our screening process.

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Before being activated, all new Nerds are required to complete a screening call with one of our Colony Managers. We need a phone number to complete that process. You also can receive notifications for new (h)opportunities via SMS!

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Before being activated, all new Nerds are required to complete a screening call with one of our Colony Managers. If your account is “under review,” that means you created your account, but haven’t completed your screening call yet. If you haven’t heard from a Colony Manager 48 hours after registering, please contact us at support@nerdrabbit.com and we’d be glad to help!

All active profiles on our site require professional AWS experience. Our screening call is to ensure that new Nerds have actual AWS product experience before allowing them to sell their services on our platform.

No sweat! Even if you don’t have the AWS experience required, we have a long background of placing all types of IT professionals and would be happy to support your job search outside of our software.

As a method of reducing hiring bias, one of our main features is maintaining a degree of anonymity for our job-searching Nerds. We want your skillset to speak for itself! For now, we’ve given you the ability to select a few different versions of Sheldon to add some style to your profile.

NerdHerders can choose to filter the way they search for Nerds on the platform. Be sure to create a complete and thorough profile to give you the best opportunity to connect with NerdHerders and find a great (h)opportunity!

For the Job Title section, we advise that you list your most recent title.

• Your Bio is an opportunity to tell NerdHerders a little bit about yourself and the type of work you’re seeking. Good information to include would be the types of positions you’ve held, the types of AWS technology you have experience with, the types of projects you’ve worked on, and the types of projects you would like to find.
• Another feature of our platform is unbiased searching, so it’s important to not put any identifying information like your name, companies you’ve worked for, or contact information in your bio. Once you’ve accepted a chat request from a NerdHerder they will be able to view your attached resume, so this information will become visible at that point.

We don’t require any specific certifications, but they can improve your chances of finding work. You can add certifications by going to the Dashboard and clicking the “pencil” on your profile card or by clicking your Sheldon avatar on the top right of the page and selecting profile. Add certifications right from there!

Your resume is made available to NerdHerders only after you accept their chat request. Your resume is kept internally at NerdRabbit for your Colony Manager as we try to help you find work.

Unfortunately no, Nerds are able to search for open (h)opportunities but will not see a NerdHerder profile until they have requested to chat with you. 

Nerds are able to filter by Rate, Skill, Company size and location to find our best openings.

To check on any of your applications you can go to the (H)opportunities tab and select my (h)opportunities. Here, you will be able to view all the (h)opportunities that you have applied to and you can filter by the status of the jobs.

Yes, if the Nerd feels the rate or number of hours aren’t ideal then they can propose a new rate and amount of hours. Nerds and NerdHerders can negotiate until they come to an agreement.

Nerds can receive ratings after completing Hourly engagements.

Nerds will be able to rate NerdHerders as soon as an engagement ends.

A Nerd’s ratings are available for viewing by NerdHerders. Nerds with higher ratings are more likely to be messaged by NerdHerders when the qualifications match.

Nerds can access their timesheets from the engagements tab.

Nerds can log a timesheet by going to the Engagements tab and selecting the relevant engagement and clicking the timesheet button.  From that page, click add timesheet at the top of the page.

Nerds can chat from multiple locations on our site. They can use the chat bar in the bottom right corner by clicking the picture of Sheldon, the Contacts page, and Engagements.

Nerds can be paid by debit card or bank account.

Nerds will receive an email with a calendar invite anytime they accept an interview request. Interviews can also be viewed on the dashboard in the interview section.

Services can be viewed directly from the dashboard.

Nerds can update their phone number, location, password, and notification preferences all from the Settings page. Click your Sheldon avatar and select settings from the drop-down.

Nerds can contact support by emailing support@nerdrabbit.com, contacting their Colony Manager, logging a ticket on the App from the dashboard and clicking on your Sheldon avatar and selecting support.  Support is also available at the bottom of each page or by reaching out to Sheldon, our ML concierge, in the bottom right corner of the Platform.

Keywords are a way for Nerds to ensure they’re showing up in any and every search that is relevant to their skillset.  Many Nerds choose to describe their project history on their Bio while listing their technology stack in the Keywords section.