Mar 15, 2019 11:54:35 PM by Alexander N
I.e. not expired or cancelled by client? Is there an official statistic on it?
Mar 16, 2019 12:04:19 AM by Petra R
Alexander N wrote:I.e. not expired or cancelled by client? Is there an official statistic on it?
I am sure there is.
I am equally sure it will never be made public.
Mar 16, 2019 12:38:26 PM Edited Mar 16, 2019 12:39:04 PM by Alexander N
From my own history of proposals (as freelancer/agency) it seems to be about 20% which sounds reasonable. As a client on the other hand, have myself posted 49 projects and hired only on 17 - for the rest there wasn't a single capable applicant on only super-overpriced ones. So 35% and i always posted with definite intention to hire, and only on Upwork (out of freelancer sites that is, ofc i also used my own network). If someone has profiles on several freelancer sites to source people, 20% hire rate sounds like reasonable and not something Upwork needs to hide.
Mar 16, 2019 12:50:21 PM Edited Mar 16, 2019 12:52:01 PM by Preston H
I was curious, and so I checked my own numbers as a client...
It says I have 100% hiring rate, but if I remember correctly, there were a couple of writing jobs that I posted and never had a workable applicant for. I'm not sure if this number is completely accurate. But I have hired freelancers for MOST jobs that I posted.
Of course I don't think that this reflects the overall Upwork hiring rate.
I think the question is - in one sense - not relevant - because every freelancer works in specific job niches. So the important question is what is the hiring rate within a particular job skill niche and pay level.
Mar 16, 2019 12:55:41 PM by Alexander N
I didn't check 'hiring rate', instead actually counted my job posts and number of applicants. Yes hiring rate is wrongly calculated, i already reported this issue to Upwork support today.
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