@Vesna M wrote:
Client has his payment method verified, actually he posted a featured job.
It's some really simple infographic. He invited 11 people. Four are in interview.
He had 3 job posts earlier and hired no one.
Questions he added are:
- Can you share any infographic examples similar to what we are looking for?
- Do you have any questions about the job description?
- What part of this project most appeals to you?
- What questions do you have about the project?
- Why did you apply to this particular job?
I was going to apply, but nah.. it looks like someone came here to play a role of a client, and not really needing a job done. And it's not so rare.
Some of you may ask what's crazy ... well, questions. Questions are total absurd for what kind of job this is.
Vesna, I think this is more a sign of a new client. The questions are pretty prominent in the job post page for clients and it's not immediately obvious that they're optional. When I was a new client I used them a lot too. Question 2-5 in this list you gave are the template questions suggested by Upwork, which is why you probably see them a lot. Question 1 looks like they wrote it themselves.
I'd also note that answers to these questions are the first thing clients see in the list of proposals (if they didn't use screening questions, it's the first couple lines of your proposal). So if they are there, you should answer them seriously (or at least, in a way the client will pay attention to).
Of course you can still skip them 🙂 But I think writing off the client as not serious is probably not accurate. If anything, I'd say it's the opposite - the client is including all the things Upwork tells them they should for a good job post.
