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Oct 2, 2019

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалија
Local time: 22:30
Член (2007)
англиски на португалски
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No Oct 2, 2019

I haven’t noticed any increase. Anyway, I haven’t been asked often for proof of identity except when translating for UN agencies and recently for a Scottish ONG.

Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
Франција
Local time: 23:30
француски на англиски
. Oct 2, 2019

I have never been asked to prove my identity by clients!

[Edited at 2019-10-02 11:10 GMT]

Maialen Iriso
Josephine Cassar
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Philip Lees
Michael Harris
 
Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert  Identity Verified
Шведска
Local time: 23:30
шведски на англиски
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What a strange request Oct 2, 2019

Why should anyone need to do that?
 
Judith Langford
Judith Langford  Identity Verified
Канада
Local time: 15:30
француски на англиски
+ ...
Yes, quite a few requests Oct 2, 2019

I've had several clients do this as part of their due diligence. All of them mentioned bad experiences with connections made through Proz or similar sites that turned out to be scam artists.
 
Rachel Fell
Rachel Fell  Identity Verified
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 22:30
француски на англиски
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Oct 2, 2019



[Edited at 2019-10-02 19:04 GMT]
 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Украина
англиски на руски
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Business = mutual trust Oct 2, 2019

I work with local direct clients only, so I welcome that more and more real businessmen (unlike middlemen and spongers) prefer talking and working with local freelancers.

Why, local companies do outsource some work too, but only via a local coordinator (PM) with a full responsibility claim in the contract.
(On the QT: a very few dedicated specialists come and agree even for pretty big money.)


However, I can't help wondering how come so many ... See more
I work with local direct clients only, so I welcome that more and more real businessmen (unlike middlemen and spongers) prefer talking and working with local freelancers.

Why, local companies do outsource some work too, but only via a local coordinator (PM) with a full responsibility claim in the contract.
(On the QT: a very few dedicated specialists come and agree even for pretty big money.)


However, I can't help wondering how come so many decent smart and educated freelancer (risk-takers) shy away from [double]checking their distant and anonymous potential clients, lamenting over... Absurd. ▲ Collapse
 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Данска
Local time: 23:30
Член (2012)
англиски на дански
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No Oct 2, 2019

but I can see the point with all those CV thieves we hear about.

Siobhán Fulton
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Mario Freitas
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Бразил
Local time: 18:30
англиски на португалски
+ ...
No, but.. Oct 6, 2019

I haven't noticed it, but it would be a very good idea, beneficial for both parties, given the theft of CVs and other practices in the market. I wouldn't mind if all my clients asked for it, and I'd actually thank them for doing so.
 


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