Can I find an employer's responsiveness?

[alaaashraf84]

As a freelancer, my responsiveness is important. I make sure I reply to every invitation I receive, whether it's something I'm interested in, or something completely unrelated to my skills and shows the employer haven't bothered looking at my credentials. 

On the other hand, is there a way to see an employer's responsiveness as well when I'm initiation a proposal? It would help freelancers not to waste their connects and their time applying if the average response of an employer is more than a few days.

[wescowley]

The closest thing you'll find to this is the hire rate that's on the job post, and even that's really only meaningful if they've posted at least several jobs.

I haven't noticed any correlation between how quickly a client responds to whether or not I get hired or how good the contract is. I've had people hire me within minutes after I send a proposal, and, more than once, I've been hired over a month after I sent a proposal.