Pre-qualified job postings on ProZ.com Thread poster: DLyons
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DLyons 
Ireland
Local time: 15:07
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Hi,
Maybe I missed the announcement of this, but it seems that agencies can now broadcast to individuals - I've just been pre-approved for work. I'm so flattered!
Seriously, this strikes me as a VERY BAD IDEA. Unless of course, it means that they have accepted my standard terms and conditions.
What do other people think?
Donal.
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United States
Local time: 10:07
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| Where is the announcement? | Jun 17, 2013 |
I missed the announcement also. Could you please provide a link to it?
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(Because the Polish idiom has three of them, not two. ;P)
Donal, I believe that warm contacts are so much better than cold calling. I really appreciate knowing that someone's already interested in my services, even tentatively. This does coincide with similar observations as in your case: even while I might still review an offer with less than desired rules and conditions, I'm really not interested in any sort of sweatshop terms. Nonetheless, between the two, I'd rather do the scree... See more (Because the Polish idiom has three of them, not two. ;P)
Donal, I believe that warm contacts are so much better than cold calling. I really appreciate knowing that someone's already interested in my services, even tentatively. This does coincide with similar observations as in your case: even while I might still review an offer with less than desired rules and conditions, I'm really not interested in any sort of sweatshop terms. Nonetheless, between the two, I'd rather do the screening on my own than miss out completely.
Edit: After seeing Alejandro's links, I'd like to add that I'm not a fan of systems that send job offers to a couple of people at the same time, then another batch and another and so on. I understand that clutter is reduced, but I fail to appreciate their logic otherwise.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 15:07
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TOPIC STARTER | Was better than I expected | Jun 17, 2013 |
Thanks Alejandro. I see that they need to meet my minimum rate, so that's good.
The notification I got did meet my max 30 days payment - I don't know if that was accidental or a ProZ requirement also.
I must admit I was expecting some $0.03/word, 60 day payment offer, and it wasn't that!
[Edited at 2013-06-17 17:49 GMT]
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DLyons wrote:
I see that they need to meet my minimum rate, so that's good.
The notification I got did meet my max 30 days payment - I don't know if that was accidental or a ProZ requirement also.
I must admit I was expecting some $0.03/word offer, and it wasn't that!
Sounds good!
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