strange intructions from the client

[c76beb2f]

Hello!

I am a new freelancer here; i came across two job offers which i think were a bit strange concerning the instruction I need to follow if I want to submit my proposal. the first one was last week, the client on his/her post required that I need to end my application with kiss emoji, cat and dog, and rainbow emoji. The second one was a few hours ago, the client required that I need to write "cupcake" at the beginning of my application. Are these normal? I am interested in the job offers but I feel a bit scared what hides behind the "special requirement". or do you think I shouldn't worry about that ? 

[penngrp]

Most people put those types of requests to prove that you've actually read the entire post.

[prestonhunter]

These types of requests are common.

Clients want a simple demonstration that you read their job post and are not blindly applying to jobs.

[c76beb2f]

Thank you for the replies.