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Thread poster: Diane Di Biasio
Diane Di Biasio
Diane Di Biasio  Identity Verified
Local time: 10:19
French to English
Apr 22, 2014

A potential client is asking me for my ProZ profile link.

Is the profile link just a way for them to view my profile? Or should it be kept confidential, like a password or PIN number?
 
Karahan Sisman
Karahan Sisman  Identity Verified
Türkiye
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English to Turkish
As far as I know Apr 22, 2014

They're just trying to learn more about you. I don't think your Proz.com profile link is confidential
 
Natalia Mackevich
Natalia Mackevich  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:19
English to Russian
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Exactly! Apr 22, 2014

Karahan Sisman wrote:

They're just trying to learn more about you. I don't think your Proz.com profile link is confidential


One's ProZ profile is like a CV, a cover letter and a web-site 3-in-1. It should not be hidden from potential clients.
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 16:19
Member
English to French
Next: where to find it? Apr 22, 2014

Hover the mouse cursor over your name on proz.com (on the trop part of proz pages for instance), right-click and select Copy URL in clipboard or something like this.
Then paste it wherever you wish.

Philippe
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
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English to Portuguese
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I do understand why they are asking... Apr 22, 2014

Do you have several profiles on Proz.com or does Proz.com have several members with the same name?

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Do you have several profiles on Proz.com or does Proz.com have several members with the same name?

http://www.proz.com/profile/4265
http://www.proz.com/profile/86423
http://www.proz.com/profile/132276 ▲ Collapse
 
philgoddard
philgoddard
United States
German to English
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Yes. Apr 22, 2014

They could easily search for the URL themselves, but perhaps they're trying to work out which of the three is valid.



[Edited at 2014-04-22 16:39 GMT]
 
Diane Di Biasio
Diane Di Biasio  Identity Verified
Local time: 10:19
French to English
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disclosing ProZ profile link Apr 22, 2014

Thanks everyone.

You just can't be too careful these days.

Just today I got e-mails from
- a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right!
- an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right!
- an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is try... See more
Thanks everyone.

You just can't be too careful these days.

Just today I got e-mails from
- a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right!
- an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right!
- an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is trying to access my bank account. Just click the link and enter my PIN number. Yeah, right!!!! ▲ Collapse
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 16:19
Member (2009)
English to German
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Emails Apr 23, 2014

Diane Di Biasio wrote:

Thanks everyone.

You just can't be too careful these days.

- a company saying I won a trip to the Bahamas. Just click the link to claim the prize. Yeah. right!
- an agency out of the blue who wants to give me a huge job at a really juicy rate. They say they need references, so could I please send them the contact info of 3 of my clients. Yeah right!
- an American bank I've never done business with saying someone is trying to access my bank account. Just click the link and enter my PIN number. Yeah, right!!!!


These are just the "regular" spam emails everybody gets. Like I keep getting AT&T spam emails and those from eHarmony. As if I was interested.

Your email address is (should) not available through your ProZ.com profile. Providing references (your ProZ.com profile is sufficient reference) to unknown people is not a good idea. If you display your WWA's on your profile page, then this can provide potential clients with some insight regarding your qualifications.
 


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