Suggestion for Upwork: Experience Letter

[muhammad_faisal1]

Hello, fellow freelancers & Upwork team,

I am a top-rated plus freelancer in the digital marketing niche and have been using this platform since Odesk days (well, I was active in the last two years only, TBH).
It's a pity that the rich experience we take on Upwork does not apply outside because we have no such evidence apart from just earning certificates. I was hoping Upwork could introduce a feature that enables the employer to issue an experience letter to the freelancers with a quick process of a pre-made template, and the employer has to add their e-signature.
Upwork can add criteria to this as they have multiple badges. For example, Only a job with a project length of 6 months or more can apply to this ETC. This would be beneficial for both the platform & freelancers.

- Freelancers can get an experience letter to use it in the outer world or for visas (Digital Nomad) ETC
- Upwork can reasonably charge a Certificate Issuance Fee

What do you guys think? Is it workable? Can anyone from Upwork's team respond to it?

Thanks,
Faisal

[msimon_pm]

Good idea, we can't leave "gaps" on our CV when bidding in a live setting, for example at a local business. 

When I wanted to add my Upwork experience to my portfolio, I created a profile with the relevant skill category and marked projects which fit into that category. Then I printed the public view of my specialist profile into a pdf file, cutting out the blank sections toward the end of the doc. 

It's far from a beautiful design, but very informative and gives a good opportunity to talk about your experience, and about contribution to client success in general.

[LuiggiR]

Hi Muhammad,

I appreciate your suggestion. I'll be sure to share this with the team for consideration.