Duplicated job post

[ana_cuervo]

Hi!

I sent a proposal yesterday for a job. Now it has 10 to 15 proposals already and the client is not interviewing anybody. Today, there is an identical job post from the same client.

I don't know if it is his mistake or why is he doing this, but I think it is not fair for all the freelancers that took the time to make a cover letter and spend 4 connects to apply.

[martina_plaschka]

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Ana C wrote:

Hi!

I sent a proposal yesterday for a job. Now it has 10 to 15 proposals already and the client is not interviewing anybody. Today, there is an identical job post from the same client.

I don't know if it is his mistake or why is he doing this, but I think it is not fair for all the freelancers that took the time to make a cover letter and spend 4 connects to apply.

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You should flag the job posting, multiple identical postings are not allowed. 

I'm also puzzled when I come across this, but these clients tend to have such a low hiring rate that I would never apply. Why they do that, no idea. It will pop up in relevant freelancers feeds multiple times and annoy people. 

[ana_cuervo]

Thanks, Martina.

The client has a good reputation, maybe it was just a mistake. Sadly, I had to withdraw my proposal because that was the only possible way to communicate with him and let him know the situation.

[martina_plaschka]

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Ana C wrote:

Thanks, Martina.

The client has a good reputation, maybe it was just a mistake. Sadly, I had to withdraw my proposal because that was the only possible way to communicate with him and let him know the situation.

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You flag the job posting when you open it and find the flagging option on the upper right hand side. I doubt the client is unaware he posted twice. 

[BojanS]

Hi Ana,

Could you please click on my name and send me a PM with more information about the job post you're referring to. I'll check it and escalate accordingly.

Thank you.

[9b660019]

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Martina P wrote:

You should flag the job posting, multiple identical postings are not allowed. 

I'm also puzzled when I come across this, but these clients tend to have such a low hiring rate that I would never apply. Why they do that, no idea.

Why do they do that? Simple - they're fishing for a cheap freelancer, didn't yet land a sufficiently cheap proposal, and they know that jobs with 15+ proposals are unlikely to attract many more. So they abadondon the original job post and make a new one.

It's a natural outcome of Upwork charging clients absolutely nothing to post jobs here.