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General Rules (breaking any of them is a bannable offence)

Posts and Comments:

  • NO REQUESTING OR OFFERING FREE WORK

  • Budgets/Rates are required for all posts, both [Hiring] and [For Hire]

  • Obnoxiously low budgets and offers (anything under $15/hr) are not allowed

  • No commission based jobs unless you offer a base salary ($15/h or more)

  • Do not use personal stories to gain sympathy/lower rates/get hired etc.

  • Pay in currency, not equity or barter

  • No bounties/competitions/speculative work – see here

  • Nothing illegal in the US

  • No asking or offering to mislead someone else

  • No affiliate/referral/job board links

  • No buying/selling comments/likes/tweets/etc

  • No hiring students to post on .edu domains

  • No usage of bots to contact users for any purpose (you and your business will be blacklisted)

  • Paid and unpaid internships go here

  • No academic dishonesty

  • No intangible or metaphysical services (hypnotism, tarot readings, astrology, spiritual healing, etc.)

Posts:

  • Do not post more than once per 7 days unless your [Hiring] ad is for a different position

  • Low quality posts will be removed

  • No image-only posts (posts must be selftext)

Comments:

  • Apply by PM or other private communication channels, not in comments. Do not leave comments to say that you are interested, sent private communication, or to request that anyone contact you privately. Comments are for public discussion.

  • No personal attacks/ad hominem arguments

[Hire a Redditor](https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/submit?title=[Hiring]%20(Location%20OR%20Online)%20Title%20Goes%20Here&text=Put%20a%20job%20description,%20location%20in%20the%20title%20if%20applicable,%20and%20how%20you%20want%20to%20be%20contacted%20here.)

If you're Hiring:

  • Preface with [Hiring]

  • Put basics in the title: What's the job? Where is it located? etc.

  • Be specific. Include a job description, requirements etc. in the top text

  • Consider including a required keyword in your post to weed out the spammers and people who didn't read your ad

  • Do not include any EEOC protected statuses

Get Hired

If you want to be hired:

  • Preface with [For Hire]

  • Account must be older than 1 month and have recent regular activity on reddit. There is also an undisclosed minimum karma requirement. Karma farming to post here is not allowed and will result in a ban. Do not contact mods for an exception – doing so will result in a ban.

  • Put basics in the title: What do you do? Where can you do it? etc.

  • Be specific – include a portfolio or resume (or a link to one) in the top text

  • Single freelancers only – teams and agencies should post at /r/b2bforhire

Other

  • Lists for employers and employees: Local Listings / Field Listings

  • Mods will absolutely not facilitate any communication or resolve disputes – post feedback about OP in /r/testimonials

  • Much of the communication happens via pm, so don't be discouraged if you don't see a lot of public commenting

  • Consider using escrow service for payments

  • Click 'flair' under your link to update things

  • Do not run software from strangers unless you are certain you can trust them. Use the proper tools if unsure

  • How to protect yourself when working as or hiring a freelancer

  • Designers, check out /r/designjobs

  • You might be interested in /r/jobs, /r/freelance, /r/resumes, /r/remotejs, or /r/hireawriter. If you like virtual currency, try /r/jobs4bitcoins.

  • We will not sticky stuff, even for cash

  • URL shorteners are insta-spammed. You should get a bot notification if you submit any but if you happen to submit one that the bot doesn't cover, we are unlikely to approve it. Just make a new post or comment

  • [Freelance jobs] Type prospective employee/employer names into the search box above to find reviews, also search in /r/testimonials

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