Uber was born as a transportation alternative for people using the point-to-point format, developing an application that facilitates the connection between customer and driver.
With the birth of UberX, it was possible to offer the same business model but with a rate discount of up to 40%. This platform has no employees, since use freelancers that develops the activity in a complementary way to others.
Make the decision
This title, which a priori seems so obvious, is the first step to meet the requirements that must be met to become a driver through the Uber platform.
The slogans used by the brand to sell its job offer always go hand in hand with adjectives such as flexibility, freedom and autonomy.
La continuous expansion and presence in more and more populations, demonstrate the accumulated success. The usual disputes with taxi professionals have not been able to tarnish the promising future of this business model.
Requirements to work at Uber
As expected, not only do you have to have the will and have your own vehicle to start being an Uber driver. Also we must meet the following characteristics:
- Be registered on the website, where in addition, we must correct all the requested documentation.
- Possess a driving license with at least two years old.
- Criminal record.
- Being self-employed or writing of the company in the event of being a fleet and having a VTC license.
- Own a vehicle with VTC license or join a fleet that demands drivers.
- Mobile Phone with the option to install the Uber application.
A VTC license can be requested provided that they have Spanish nationality or one of the member countries of the European Union and do not have a criminal record.
Please note that these licenses are granted always fulfilling a ratio in reference to the taxis present in the locality.
Based on what we have seen so far, it is not surprising that the most common is join a fleet as a driver of vehicles, which also has its own requirements.
These vary from one to another, but mainly, to what has already been exposed, it would be necessary to add a concrete availability, so the autonomy and flexibility of schedules are lost.
Facing the job interview
Once we complete the registration and documentation process, the website itself notifies us that we will have to pass a interview and selection process.
As we have announced before, it is now common practice to join a fleet as a driver, so this selective process will depend directly on the company for which we work.
These interviews are usually group format, varying the content of it so that we could find ourselves even a mere informative session.
On other occasions and individually, they usually request the previous experience and it is requested that the criminal record certificate be presented.
What jobs does Uber offer?
On Uber's own website we can directly find the job offers for drivers and also those that are aimed at joining a fleet directly.
We can also find the option to apply for the Uber Eats section, dedicated to home delivery of food.
Hours and work shifts
At this point, it is likely that the doubt lies in How are the working hours distributed? or the possibilities that exist.
If you have your own VTC license and have decided to work directly at Uber, we can set the schedule that most interests us.
Taking into account that individual licenses are not so easily obtained, we are going to look at the option of working for a fleet of vehicles.
In this case, the usual thing is that at the beginning you work based on substitutions, single hours and in periods with activity peaks such as holidays or weekends.
The scale used to increase the number of hours is directly linked to the reviews customers leave in the app after the service is complete.
We come to the economic section
One of the main aspects and that is interesting to know is the economic section. dohow much can i get If I decide to work at Uber?
It is really complicated to be able to give an accurate figure of what our work activity in Uber can bring us economically.
In various media it has been possible to read figures around €800 per month after long hours of work and there are also job offers on online portals offering between 1000 and 2500 euros as a fixed salary.
What we should know about Uber
Uber is a american company which, as we have seen, is dedicated to private transport. It offers the service through a mobile phone application that puts the client and driver in contact.
It is present in hundreds of cities around the world and one of its objectives has been to invest in continuing to innovate and diversify the business, as has been seen with the appearance of Uber Eats.