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Poll: Do you reply to e-mails (job offers) from agencies/persons who do not address you by name? Auteur du fil: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you reply to e-mails (job offers) from agencies/persons who do not address you by name?".
This poll was originally submitted by Jan Kolbaba. View the poll results »
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Mary Worby 
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 00:05
Membre
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It depends if the job looks interesting, the rates are reasonable, I have time, etc.
I always reply if I am addressed by name, though.
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
États-Unis
Local time: 16:05
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| Only if . . . | Dec 21, 2011 |
I'm really interested in the work they are proposing. It would have to be a topic that is dear to my heart.
I usually find that if I take the trouble to connect with them, it will turn out that their rates are too low.
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Ventnai
Espagne
Local time: 01:05
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Yes, if the tone is reasonable, the job looks interesting and, as always, after investigating the agency or person to see if they are legitimate.
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Simon Bruni
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 00:05
Membre (2009)
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| Yes, unless the agency looks dodgy | Dec 21, 2011 |
It has led to some good business in the past.
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 01:05
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I do when the mail comes from a regular customer who addresses several translators in one mail (they usually say so when they are in a hurry).
I never do when the mail comes from unknown agencies/people who don't say how/where they found me.
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Jan Kolbaba
Tchèque (République)
Local time: 01:05
Membre (2006)
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Interlangue wrote:
I never do when the mail comes from unknown agencies/people who don't say how/where they found me.
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Thayenga
Allemagne
Local time: 01:05
Membre (2009)
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| Yes, provided... | Dec 21, 2011 |
I reply only to email job offers that don't adress me personally when
1. the person/agency states where they've found me.
2. the conducted background check renders a positive result
3. the offer kindles my interest
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Michael Harris
Allemagne
Local time: 01:05
Membre (2006)
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I never reply to these mailing list requests for first come first serve.
Either I know the company / person or I just ignor the mail.
If I am addressed personnally, I always reply, even if I do not know the person.
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Jan Kolbaba
Tchèque (République)
Local time: 01:05
Membre (2006)
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| Agree again, thanks | Dec 21, 2011 |
Michael Harris wrote:
If I am addressed personnally, I always reply, even if I do not know the person.
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Ty Kendall
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 00:05
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Simon Bruni wrote:
It has led to some good business in the past.
Sometimes it is one of those first-come-first-served agencies, which can be annoying, but isn't always necessarily a bad thing.
It doesn't bother me that they don't address me personally in the first email. If they continued to send non-personalised emails subsequently, then yes, I'd be inclined to ignore them or refuse work.
I had an agency once, who, not only was their initial email non-personalised, the subsequent exhange of emails were a mixture of personalised, non-personalised and FORWARDED emails. I had to try hard that day not to laugh.
What's worse is that they had included the details of the other translator they were negotiating with (and were trying to draw me into a bidding war). Totally unprofessional.
If I was a less diplomatic type, I might have told them to *insert their "offer" in an orifice where the sun don't shine*. Alas, I bowed out gracefully.
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Elodie Bonnafous
France
Local time: 01:05
Membre (2009)
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| I don't find it relevant | Dec 21, 2011 |
What matters to me is that the agency / potential client makes a professional impression.
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wonita (X)
Chine
Local time: 21:05
| Depends on the content of the mail | Dec 21, 2011 |
Being addressed personally or not is not an important criterion for me, the content of the mail says much more about how serious the enquiry is. I don't mind an enquiry with a potential job starting with "Dear colleagues", because the client has to ask several translators.
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wonita (X)
Chine
Local time: 21:05
| Neither do I mind, | Dec 21, 2011 |
Bin Tiede wrote:
Being addressed personally or not is not an important criterion for me, the content of the mail says much more about how serious the enquiry is. I don't mind an enquiry with a potential job starting with "Dear colleagues", because the client has to ask several translators.
if the mail starts with "Sehr geehrter Herr Bin"...
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In my case, it's usually mass mails to offer the kind of rates I don't work for. Addressing me personally, even if I don't know the client, is a different thing, though. I always reply to these emails.
Edited to add that I could have just quoted Michael Harris, as our replies are almost identical, sorry!
[Edited at 2011-12-21 12:10 GMT]
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