1 - What value does ProZ.com Connect! deliver over the standard job system and public directory tool?

• Time savings searching for linguists – up to 50%. The new Requirements Wizard and new search engine in Connect! enable very targeted filtering to find relevant translators faster.
  
  
• Faster response from translators. Because you are using Connect! to source for premium jobs, your inquires get higher visibility in the network and receive greater attention from translators when they hear from you.
  
  
• Candidate Management. Filter responses, communicate with candidates via a convenient message center and easily organize your selected translators online. Plus, you can evaluate and easily keep track of your favorite translators.
  
  
• More flexibility and control. Be able to see who will be informed of your job opportunity before you post your job. Plus your sourcing and candidate management account is private only to your company, keeping your sourcing activities private and not visible to your competitors or clients.
  
  
• Broader reach. In some language pairs, Connect! provides access to many more translators than are available in the public directory.

2 - What is the difference between ProZ.com Connect! and Business membership?

ProZ.com Connect! empowers your sourcing and linguist management activity.

Business membership distinguishes you in the community as a company who supports ProZ.com and allows you to promote your business in the special corporate directory. Basic use of ProZ.com Connect! is included as one of the benefits of business membership. Learn more.

3 - How and why was Proz.com Connect! created?

ProZ.com Connect! was developed, beta tested and piloted over a period of 10 months with the cooperation of 25 charter customers. Among them were six of the world’s twenty largest language companies and a number of global firms that purchase translation services, including a global 100 enterprise. Many mid-sized language companies also took part in the charter program, one with as few as two employees.

We recognized that the traditional method of sourcing translators - wading through piles of CVs (curriculum vitae) and tracking candidates with spreadsheets and emails takes far too long to find the qualified candidates companies need – often for urgent assignments. As such, many language industry players working closely with ProZ.com, created a platform that solves these long-standing and costly problems.

4 - What is the difference between Connect! jobs and the "classic" job system?

Connect! jobs are those posted via the ProZ.com Connect! platform. Connect! jobs allow outsourcers to define their requirements with more granularity, and to target a job more carefully to desired language professionals. Connect! jobs are shown only to those whose ProZ.com profiles match the requirements defined by the outsourcer.

The "classic" job system refers to ProZ.com's original job posting system. "Classic" jobs are visible to some degree by all site users.

5 - What is a premium job?

A job is considered premium when the project pays at or above market rates for the given language pair, and pays the translator a minimum of €100.

6 - Who decides whether or not a job is to be classified as "premium"?

For now, Connect! clients have been asked to determine for themselves whether a job qualifies as "premium" according to the definition above.

Note that it can hurt a company's reputation to mark a job as premium if potential candidates do not consider it as such. It is therefore in an outsourcer's own interest to be selective about which jobs it calls premium.

If you feel a job has been posted as premium and the above conditions have not been met, please enter a support ticket, citing the specific post with a URL.

7 - Can I make a duplicate from a posted job and use it for a newer one?

Yes, you can make a copy of the posted Connect! job. To do so, open a new Connect! job and click on Copy details from a previous job on the left upper corner. Select a job to copy the details and you will be redirected to the Edit Requirements page.

8 - The system is not allowing me to access Connect! platform. Why?

If your profile is associated with a company whose ProZ.com Blue Board record has a low average LWA (below 2.5 within the past 12 months) or else has an active non-payment complaint your access to Connect! platform could be blocked. Check Affiliations field in your profile or directly a Blue Board(s) your profile affiliated with.

If there is no Blue Board affiliations in your profile feel free to submit a support request.

9 - Sending/receiving files

9.1 - How can I send files to other site users?

You can send files to any ProZ.com user by clicking on Send file (beta)... at the top of the addressee's profile page. A box should pop-up, allowing you to select a file from a list of recently uploaded files or to upload a new file. You will also be given the option to specify your file type (work file, translation memory, glossary, reference file, contract, invoice, CV/resume or other). Finally, a comment may be added to the file sent.

Note that the Send file function has been designed to send work-related files. Use of this tool for other purposes is not permitted.

9.2 - Can I send multiple files to more than one site user at the same time?

No. Though you can send as many files as you need to more than one user, this cannot be done at the same time.

To send several files to more than one user, you must visit each user's profile and use the Send file function as described in 4.7.1 one time for each file.

9.3 - What type of files can be sent/received?

You can send .doc, .pdf, .ttx, .rtf, .txt, .odt, .docx, .odg, .xls, .csv, .tmw, .zip, .iix, .mdf, .mtf, .ods, .xml, .itd, .log, .wps files with texts to be translated, reference texts, conracts, TMs, glossaries, invoices, CVs and other job-related documents.

9.4 - What is the maximum size allowed for files sent/received?

The file upload size limit is 5 MB.

9.5 - Will I be notified of files I receive?

Yes. A notification will be sent to your email address whenever a file is sent to you via the Send file (beta)... function in your profile.

9.6 - Where can I see received/sent files?

You can see a list of sent and received files by going to My files under the "My ProZ.com" tab.

9.7 - Can I also upload files to "My files"?

Yes. You can upload a file to "My files" by clicking on Upload file at the top left corner of the My files page.

Note that each file you upload cannot be larger than 5 MB.

9.8 - What types of files can I upload to "My files"?

You can upload the following file types: .doc, .pdf, .ttx, .rtf, .txt, .odt, .docx, .odg, .xls, .csv, .tmw, .zip, .iix, .mdf, .mtf, .ods, .xml, .itd, .log, .wps.

Note that you can upload translation memories and glossaries to the TMs & terms section of "My files". The size limit for TMs and terms files is 10Mb (20Mb for Corporate Members).

9.9 - Can I store files in "My files" for long periods of time?

Yes. There is currently no time limit. You will set your own time depending on the space used.

9.10 - Can others access "My files"?

If you upload your files as a company, other users at that company will be able to see the files you uploaded.

However, no one but you will have access to your translation memories and glossaries.

9.11 - Is there a storage space limit for my files?

Yes. The file upload size limit is 60MB for Professional members and 100MB for Corporate members.

9.12 - How can I delete files?

To delete a file, just click on the file title and then on Delete this file.

9.13 - How can I download files received?

To download a file, simply click on the orange icon next to the file title.

9.14 - How can I be sure a file is safe to download?

For files received, you can check for possible virus by clicking on the received file title and then on Analize file. If the file is clean, you will receive an 'OK' message. However, if the file is corrupted, an error message with details will be shown at the top of the file information page.

9.15 - Will I be notified when others receive the file(s) I sent to them?

Note that you will be notified when recipients download the files you send them and not when they have received them.

9.16 - Can I specify a language and a field for my TM and glossary files?

Yes. You can specify a language and/or a field for your translation memory and glossary files by clicking on [Edit] next to the specific file in the TMs & terms section.