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Poll: Have you noticed an increase in clients who request proof of identity from their translators?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 18:40
Mitglied (2007)
Englisch > Portugiesisch
+ ...
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
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
Frankreich
Local time: 19:40
Französisch > Englisch
. 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
Schweden
Local time: 19:40
Mitglied (2006)
Schwedisch > Englisch
+ ...
What a strange request Oct 2, 2019

Why should anyone need to do that?
 
Judith Langford
Judith Langford  Identity Verified
Kanada
Local time: 11:40
Mitglied (2017)
Französisch > Englisch
+ ...
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
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 18:40
Französisch > Englisch
+ ...
Oct 2, 2019



[Edited at 2019-10-02 19:04 GMT]
 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
Englisch > Russisch
+ ...
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
Dänemark
Local time: 19:40
Mitglied (2012)
Englisch > Dänisch
+ ...
No Oct 2, 2019

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

Kevin Fulton
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Mario Freitas
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brasilien
Local time: 14:40
Mitglied (2014)
Englisch > Portugiesisch
+ ...
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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