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Contact the outsourcer by email - do they ever reply?
Thread poster: S_G_C
Edward Vreeburg Netherlands Local time: 13:12 Member (2008) English to Dutch + ...
in short - yes they reply
Jun 30, 2017
if they need you urgently if their regular translator is not available if your skills match their needs if their budget matches your quote
- - OH and of course: Late Friday afternoon -when no cheaper translator was available during the past week and the job is due on Monday - -
often outsourcers received several douzens of quotes often outsources go fish for CVs at times they have no jobs ( to keep their employees busy and look for cheaper tran... See more
if they need you urgently if their regular translator is not available if your skills match their needs if their budget matches your quote
- - OH and of course: Late Friday afternoon -when no cheaper translator was available during the past week and the job is due on Monday - -
often outsourcers received several douzens of quotes often outsources go fish for CVs at times they have no jobs ( to keep their employees busy and look for cheaper translators).
If you don't hear from them within the hour, it was probaly not that urgent
Sometimes you hear from them a week, a month or even a couple of years later... (hey , we found your CV in our system, do you still work for X amount?)
Although after a few years they are more likely to create a new job posting on Proz...
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S_G_C Romania Local time: 14:12 English to Romanian
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Quoting on proz
Jun 30, 2017
Sheila, I haven't quoted on proz.com jobs for quite a while now. However, my last quotes said "you cannot quote on this job, you have to add money to your wallet first". I have mentioned this before. It didn't matter whether I had to wait for 12 hours or not.
I will wait for the next suitable EN-RO job and check again.
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Mair A-W (PhD) Germany Local time: 13:12 German to English + ...
Yes
Jun 30, 2017
Sorana_M. wrote:
Why is that? Do they even choose someone to do the job? Eventually, the job is closed, so I guess they must have found someone - assuming the job post is legitimate. But whom?
Do you quote on such jobs? Do you ever get such a job? Or do you even get a reply to your quote?
And how come the number of bids/quotes may be registered and made visible, if one is expected to quote outside of proz/other sites?
Yes, I have sometimes quoted on such jobs by email, and been awarded the job. I have also sometimes quoted on such jobs by email, and never received a reply. I have found it is very rare to receive a negative reply -- either no reply, or success.
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