How long should it take?

[titimas-victor]

If you submit a proposal, how long should it take for the employer to reply?

[prestonhunter]

Victor:
A client may reply within a few minutes.

Or a few hours.

Or a few days.

A client may never reply at all.

Experienced freelancers submit a proposal and then forget about it.

Until you hear back from a client, that job has nothing to do with you.

[wescowley]

There's no set time. I've had clients (not employers) respond within a few minutes of submitting the proposal, and I've had them come back more than a month later.

Submit your proposal and move on, you have no control over the process until and if the client responds.

[petra_r]

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Victor T wrote:
If you submit a proposal, how long should it take for the employer to reply?

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In the majority of cases you never get any response at all.