Hired but no invites

[kimberlylandry]

How can a job have 0 Invites, 0 Unanswered Invites, and 1 Hired? 

Thanks. 

[abinadab-agbo]

It takes a few hours for the number of invites to show up.

[feed_my_eyes]

Unless the job was invitation-only, freelancers can submit proposals without being invited. Most jobs get plenty of proposals without the client having to search for and invite any specific freelancers.

[martina_plaschka]

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Kimberly L wrote:

How can a job have 0 Invites, 0 Unanswered Invites, and 1 Hired? 

Thanks. 

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Many clients just post a job and wait for proposals, and never invite anyone. 

[kimberlylandry]

But how is it possible to Hire 1 with 0 Invites and 0 Interviews? I'm still trying to figure all this out.  Thanks. 

[martina_plaschka]

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Kimberly L wrote:

But how is it possible to Hire 1 with 0 Invites and 0 Interviews? I'm still trying to figure all this out.  Thanks. 

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I think interviews is when a freelancer answers to an invitation to apply, not when a discussion takes place in messaging after a proposal. So, no invitations, no interviews.

[abinadab-agbo]

Nope.

It is both when a freelancer answers to an invitation, and when a discussion takes place in Messages after a proposal.

[abinadab-agbo]

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Kimberly L wrote:

But how is it possible to Hire 1 with 0 Invites and 0 Interviews? I'm still trying to figure all this out.  Thanks. 

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On Upwork, once you start chatting with the client after a proposal, it counts as one interview.

When the client sends you an offer and you accept it, it is no longer an interview.

It automatically changes to 1 hired.

You cannot be under the interview count and the hired count at the same time.