How to get jobs? Thread poster: Thais Muniz
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Thais Muniz 
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Hello!
I am a new member here and I must say I'm LOST.
If you can help me, I would be glad.
How do I get jobs in here? I applied for some, but nothing so far, I saw people saying that clients come to us, but how do I get a competitive profile? What are kudoz and browniz? When applying, how to stand out from the competition and get the job? Do agencies really hire people with no experience?
I just want to get my first job here but I don't know how.
Are there any *re... See more Hello!
I am a new member here and I must say I'm LOST.
If you can help me, I would be glad.
How do I get jobs in here? I applied for some, but nothing so far, I saw people saying that clients come to us, but how do I get a competitive profile? What are kudoz and browniz? When applying, how to stand out from the competition and get the job? Do agencies really hire people with no experience?
I just want to get my first job here but I don't know how.
Are there any *recorded* webinars about this??
Thanks!
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Hi
Welcome to proz
First of all, try to introduce yourself completely in your profile and show your abilities well because this helps to attract outsourcers then be active in Kudoz because the points of Kudoz are important when you quote for a job and also increase your rank of account.
I hope I could help you.
Good luck.
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| In addition to what has been said by both colleagues: | Mar 4, 2021 |
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United States
Local time: 10:14
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| The main point has been missing so far | Mar 5, 2021 |
Thais,
First and foremost, Proz is not a source to count on in building your business. There is no magic key to a magic treasure chest where stacks of guarantees jobs are neatly compartmentalized by subjects, just waiting for us. Many Prozians have never [sic!] gotten a single job from it, in years, many do not even seek it.
There are only two kinds of clients who "come to us" - either a mass mail, or pinpointing people so unique, with such impressive profiles that it w... See more Thais,
First and foremost, Proz is not a source to count on in building your business. There is no magic key to a magic treasure chest where stacks of guarantees jobs are neatly compartmentalized by subjects, just waiting for us. Many Prozians have never [sic!] gotten a single job from it, in years, many do not even seek it.
There are only two kinds of clients who "come to us" - either a mass mail, or pinpointing people so unique, with such impressive profiles that it would take years and decades to achieve. Those instances are far and between.
There are people here who found good steady clients on Proz but I bet that in ~85% of the cases it happened a long, long time ago, back in times when Proz was not overwhelmed with meager rates and MT, the global supply range was much narrower and rates of .12-.15 were a common everyday thing.
Occasional exceptions happen but not nearly often enough to place Proz on top of your hopes and desires. All advices given above are good and justified but... Building your clientele is a slow and painful road.
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Sorry.
Good luck!
Irina ▲ Collapse
| | | | | On and off ProZ since 2003 | Mar 7, 2021 |
You cannot and should not count on any single source to find work. I have been on and off ProZ, with varying levels of activity since 2003. I have never received one single job offer via the JobZ pages. Further, now that it is a paying feature, I will certainly not bid for work. For the record, have nothing against ProZ having people pay for a service. ProZ is a business providing a range of services. I choose to make use of the free services. It is possible to find work via ProZ without going ... See more You cannot and should not count on any single source to find work. I have been on and off ProZ, with varying levels of activity since 2003. I have never received one single job offer via the JobZ pages. Further, now that it is a paying feature, I will certainly not bid for work. For the record, have nothing against ProZ having people pay for a service. ProZ is a business providing a range of services. I choose to make use of the free services. It is possible to find work via ProZ without going through the JobZ section.
Apart from your profile page, KudoZ offers you the chance to use the site to showcase your expertise. In my experience, when fellow translators notice that you have specific knowledge and skills, they may contact you they have a request for work outside their speciality. So go onto KudoZ, observe how it works and start contributing. In my early days on ProZ, I learnt a lot from observing how colleagues searched sources and I soon found myself being brave enough to start making suggestions. Over time, I have been contacted for work directly and indirectly via colleagues having contributed to KudoZ questions.
Note that KudoZ points are sometimes clocked up over years and years. Don't be put off by that. Yes, it points to peer agreement and proficiency but also to the time the individual is willing and able to devote to the forums.
To sum up:
- ProZ in not the only place to look for work
- seek presence on other platforms too, experiment and see what suits you. Try to choose wisely the platforms you will spend time on in order to get some form of return on the time spent
- detemine your specialist areas and think about what knowledge, skills and connections make you stand out from the crowd, then target relevant organisations directly.
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| | | | | How to get jobs? | Mar 12, 2021 |
My suggestions would be firstly complete your profile with useful info like your skills & experiences, then seek for jobs on relevant websites also join the relevant conferences/ forums/ events to do networking.
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