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How to find the jobs that I have applied?
Thread poster: JIAN LIU
JIAN LIU
JIAN LIU
China
Local time: 19:34
English to Chinese
Aug 3, 2020

I applied one job. The client wants the freelancers to send email to his email address directly. So I sent to him my CV. Today I got reply from him. I was trying to go back the job postings to check more details about this client and the job description. But I could not find it. So I just wonder if there is a better way that I can find the job I applied instead of manually looking through all the jobs? such as searching the client's email that he put on the job posting(I tried, but did not work)... See more
I applied one job. The client wants the freelancers to send email to his email address directly. So I sent to him my CV. Today I got reply from him. I was trying to go back the job postings to check more details about this client and the job description. But I could not find it. So I just wonder if there is a better way that I can find the job I applied instead of manually looking through all the jobs? such as searching the client's email that he put on the job posting(I tried, but did not work)...
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Samuel Murray
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Netherlands
Local time: 12:34
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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@Tom Aug 3, 2020

JIAN LIU wrote:
I was trying to go back the job postings to check more details about this client and the job description. But I could not find it. So I just wonder if there is a better way that I can find the job I applied instead of manually looking through all the jobs?


1. I have my notification settings set up to send me notifications by e-mail of any job that I might qualify for. The notification does not contain information about the job except a URL.
2. Jobs are eventually removed from the list, but I'm not sure how long it takes for that to happen. When I try to visit job URLs for jobs that I was notified about e.g. 2 years ago, those jobs no longer have any records.
3. Apart from looking through the list of jobs, you can search/filter the jobs:
- https://www.proz.com/language-jobs (new interface)
- https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs (old interface)
4. It's also a good idea for your own records to save a copy of the job post or take a screenshot of it.

JIAN LIU
 
Sheila Wilson
Sheila Wilson  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 11:34
Member (2007)
English
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It is a known deficiency Aug 3, 2020

JIAN LIU wrote:

I was trying to go back the job postings to check more details about this client and the job description. But I could not find it. So I just wonder if there is a better way that I can find the job I

I've mentioned this several times in forum posts and I believe I sent a Support Ticket too. It would be helpful if you did the same.

IMO, it's a real deficiency of the job system. If you were eligible to quote on the job, you should have the right to save a copy of its requirements in your quotes list. Otherwise, you've lost a part of the audit trail when the job is removed from public display. Screenshots shouldn't be essential.

JIAN LIU
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JIAN LIU
JIAN LIU
China
Local time: 19:34
English to Chinese
TOPIC STARTER
thanks for the info and one following up question Aug 3, 2020

Samuel Murray wrote:

JIAN LIU wrote:
I was trying to go back the job postings to check more details about this client and the job description. But I could not find it. So I just wonder if there is a better way that I can find the job I applied instead of manually looking through all the jobs?


1. I have my notification settings set up to send me notifications by e-mail of any job that I might qualify for. The notification does not contain information about the job except a URL.
2. Jobs are eventually removed from the list, but I'm not sure how long it takes for that to happen. When I try to visit job URLs for jobs that I was notified about e.g. 2 years ago, those jobs no longer have any records.
3. Apart from looking through the list of jobs, you can search/filter the jobs:
- https://www.proz.com/language-jobs (new interface)
- https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs (old interface)
4. It's also a good idea for your own records to save a copy of the job post or take a screenshot of it.


Thanks for all the suggestions. One following up question:
Why I got the different results from the below two URLs(please check the attached screenshots):
- https://www.proz.com/language-jobs (new interface)
new

- https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs (old interface)
old
 
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