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Poll: When do you receive the majority of job offers?
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "When do you receive the majority of job offers?".

This poll was originally submitted by Ahmet Salman. View the poll results »
 

Mami Yamaguchi  Identity Verified
Japan
Member (2008)
Japanese to English
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Between Tuesday and Thursday in my personal experience Aug 1, 2010

I usually receive job offers from my clients between Tuesday and Thursday. Most business activities worldwide start on Monday, So presumably they create most jobs during the period.
 

Marlene Blanshay  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 22:48
Member (2009)
French to English
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I said tuesday Aug 1, 2010

but it's usually tuesday wednesday or thursday. I don't usually get anything on friday and mondays tend to be quiet....so the bulk is midweek.
 

Nicole Schnell  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 19:48
English to German
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Mondays Aug 1, 2010

Being located at the Pacific Coast any customer in any time zone ahead of us, be it US or Europe, already had plenty of time and plenty of coffee to think up plenty of things by the time I get up.icon_smile.gif

The first half of any Monday is used for email correspondence and negotiating.
 

Teresa Borges
Portugal
Local time: 03:48
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Like Marlene Aug 1, 2010

Mondays and Fridays tend to be quite calm, the bulk of the work comes between Tuesday and Thursday.
 

R-i-c-h-a-r-d  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 23:48
Member (2006)
Portuguese to English
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End of the week Aug 1, 2010

Over the last five years I have consistently received more offers on Thursday or Friday than during the earlier part of the week.

The process of checking my emails at 8 a.m. on Monday morning is a whimsical attempt to follow professional working practices, but I never find it quite that simple.
 

Sara Senft  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 22:48
Spanish to English
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Tues/Weds/Thurs Aug 2, 2010

My clients mainly send me assignment offers on those days and they typically are my heaviest work days. Monday and Friday tend to be lighter, even during my heavier seasons.

Tomorrow (Monday for me), however, I have two interpreting assignments nearly back-to-back.
 


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