Have you tried Profinder from LinkedIn?

fabiomcaldas

Have anyone here applied to become a Pro at [https://www.linkedin.com/profinder][1] or tried to hire a service provider through that platform?

Dmitry

fabiomcaldas Never really used it although I've read something about their plans to add translators to the mix. It seems that right now translators are not in the list of Pros that you can hire through this platform.

fabiomcaldas

It is already, Dmitry.

I created a project and was able to choose translation from their list of services, language pairs, the number of words, write down a description, etc. Curiously, I had my project removed for one of the reasons listed here.

Sandrine

I wanted to try it, but it's US only ?

eleonorang

I tried as well, but as Sandrine said there seem to be restrictions based on location... which is quite absurd if you think that our profession and many others have no such boundaries :/

fabiomcaldas

I tried to find a service provider (translator) through their platform but was not able.

I got two different replies from two different persons:

"Thank you for your interest in using LinkedIn ProFinder to find a great pro for your project!

Unfortunately, the details of your request were unclear, so we had to remove it from the marketplace. To ensure a quality experience for both you and our pros, we encourage you to re-submit your request with more details that fit your needs.

Have questions about ProFinder or need help submitting a project? Please visit https://help.linkedin.com/app/ask/path/SP-LISPQ and a member of our ProFinder concierge team will be happy to assist you.

Check out our tips on writing a quality project request on LinkedIn ProFinder: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/67203

To keep up-to-date on the changes to ProFinder, you can follow our blog: https://www.linkedin.com/profinder/blog"

"Thank you for your interest in using LinkedIn ProFinder! This marketplace is designed for individuals and small businesses with a direct need to hire for short-term projects. For your particular needs, we believe LinkedIn job postings will provide much better results. With our job postings, you'll be able to choose from a large pool of quality candidates applying to your role, including passive and active job seekers.

You can learn more about our job postings in this help article: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/37235

For steps on how to post a job, reference this link: https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/global/id/166 . Following the instructions will take you to the draft pages to start a chat. If the chat doesn't populate, then no one is available. In such cases, please contact our Customer Support team through LinkedIn Help at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask for further assistance.

Check out our tips on writing a quality project request on LinkedIn ProFinder: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/67203

To keep up-to-date on the changes to ProFinder you can follow our blog: https://www.linkedin.com/profinder/blog"

Have you tried to hire someone?

Dmitry

fabiomcaldas Very interesting @fabiomcaldas! I never tried to hire anyone through LinkedIn, I normally go to places like UpWork when I need to hire someone (mostly for development work).

eleonorang

Uhm... so it seems LinkedIn itself deems translators not suitable for ProFinder? I'm confused

fabiomcaldas

Sorry, @eleonorang, for some reason I didn't receive an email warning that you replied this thread.

I am not sure, I think we need someone in the US to try this out and confirm if it is possible or not.