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Rommel P Community Member

about jobpost

I noticed that there are clients who post jobs and does not hire and leave their jobpost dormant for a long while sometimes for almost a month as freelancers we do submit paid connects per proposals for this jobpost.

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Jim G Community Member

So, you propose that Upwork forces the client to hire someone once they've posted a job? That'd be bad for the client - being locked into something before even starting a contract, bad for the Freelancer - who would bear the brunt of a disgruntled client no matter how good of a job they do, and bad for Upwork.

 

This can easily be solved by being more selective with which jobs you apply for. If they have no history, I wouldn't apply. Nobody is forcing you to apply for every single job you see, be as picky with your clients as clients are with freelancers.

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Rommel P Community Member

for me if its already one month dormant the client should closed it or repost a new job i thought this jobpost expires if its dormant for a long time. 

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Petra R Community Member


Rommel P wrote:

for me if its already one month dormant the client should closed it or repost a new job i thought this jobpost expires if its dormant for a long time. 


They usually expire after 30 days of inactivity. I would strongly suggest you send proposals and then forget about the job post. Unless or until a client contacts you, you're not hired and the job post gives you no useful information. It's a waste of your valuable time to keep checking them.

 

You don't get connects back when they expire, so you might as well just forget them.

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Petra R Community Member


Rommel P wrote:

I noticed that there are clients who post jobs and does not hire and leave their jobpost dormant for a long while sometimes for almost a month as freelancers we do submit paid connects per proposals for this jobpost.


Correct.