{"id":31246,"date":"2023-04-30T17:55:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T23:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/blog\/?post_type=kb_article_designers&#038;p=31246"},"modified":"2023-04-30T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:34:55","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"kb_article_designers","link":"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/designers\/interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Job interviews and negotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kudos on receiving an interview invitation for a job on Cad Crowd! A job interview invite is an invitation from a potential client requesting a conversation about their job opening. The job invitation indicates that your profile is a fit for their work.<\/p> <p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Interview advice: Your profile shows how fast you reply to client messages and job invites. The top-performing experts have discovered the importance of promptly accepting or rejecting invitations. You can also read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/buyers\/interviewing-candidates-and-explaining-your-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">our article<\/a> that explains interview strategies for employers.<\/strong><\/p> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/> <p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00000085\"><strong>\ud83d\ude80 In this article <\/strong><\/p> <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reply to a job invite<\/h2> <p>How to reply to your job invites<\/p> <ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/user\/applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">My job applications<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <li>Select the invitation under <strong>Unanswered invites<\/strong><\/li> <li>Choose <strong>Accept<\/strong> or <strong>Decline<\/strong> for the pending job invite\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accept invite: <\/strong>You can accept the client&#8217;s proposed job contract or negotiate different contract terms (i.e., rates, timelines, etc.). Additionally, you can chat with a client before submitting your application.<\/li> <li><strong>Decline invite:<\/strong> You can decline the invite and add a message explaining why you refused the job invitation. Refrain from sharing your contact information if you reject a job invite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interviews in progress<\/h2> <p>The client can reply once you&#8217;ve accepted an invite or applied for the job. Suppose the client responds to your job application. In that case, your application is converted into an <strong>Interview in progress<\/strong>, which creates a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/inbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">group chat<\/a><\/strong> for you and the client to discuss the potential work in detail.<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to send messages <\/h2> <p>You can chat with potential clients after they reply to your job application.<\/p> <p>Steps to chat with clients<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/user\/applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">My job applications<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <li>Click an application under <strong>Interview in progress<\/strong><\/li> <li>Write a message &gt; click <strong>Send<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ul> <p>The Cad Crowd platform offers secure communication between clients and experts. Active job contracts require communication through the Cad Crowd platform unless the client opts for a contract buyout with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/buyers\/hire-direct-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Direct Hire Program<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> <p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>\ud83d\udce1 Important: We require that members avoid sharing contact information and discuss all job information on the Cad Crowd platform. Communicating on the platform protects users from fraud and IP theft and ensures the safest possible relationships for our members. Sharing your contact details in profiles, applications, job posts, job invites, or other interactions is prohibited in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/page\/termsofservice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">terms of service<\/a>. Please utilize Cad Crowd&#8217;s collaboration tools exclusively for all initial contacts, interviews, and work planning discussions.<\/strong><\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit or change your application rates &amp; terms<\/h2> <p>Before accepting a new job contract, you might <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadcrowd.com\/help\/designers\/edit-application\/\" title=\"\">edit or change the rate for your application<\/a><\/strong>. You can update parts of your job application. 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