Question about Hire status

[george_t321]

I'm reviewing projects that Upwork shared with me and noticed one has the following status: Hires: 1. I'm guessing this means the client already hired someone but then why is the job still listed in my feed? Can someone please explain? Thanks

[m_sharman · Accepted solution]

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George T wrote:

I'm reviewing projects that Upwork shared with me and noticed one has the following status: Hires: 1. I'm guessing this means the client already hired someone but then why is the job still listed in my feed? Can someone please explain? Thanks

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The only way a job is removed from active listing is if the client closes it or it's removed by Upwork for TOS violations. 

That said, I have clients who hire me and never close the job. Some clients keep the jobs open to hire multiple freelancers for the same job, or for whatever reason.

Either way, I don't recommend applying unless the job specifies multiple freelancers. 

[george_t321]

Thank you Miriam. It's helpful to hear from someone who has been through this situation.

[prestonhunter]

George: On many occasions I have hired between 5 to 20 freelancers using a single job posting.

I always specify in the job posting that I am hiring one freelancer.

I always close the posting or make it private after I have finished hiring freelancers through the job posting. But some clients never close a job posting, even after they have hired everybody the need.

The numbers you are looking at can be informative. But there is no way to know for certain if a client is actively interested in hiring more people, or if that particular client simply doesn't close job postings as part of his hiring routine.

[pponso]

I keep the job open for hourly jobs, even after hiring the freelancer, if I don't like the freelancer, I simply ask him that, it's not working out and look for the next fit for the job. But in case of the fixed job, I close the job, as soon as I hire someone.

[george_t321]

Thank you, Robin. That makes sense.

[george_t321]

Thank you, Preston. That is good to know.