Can I communicate with contract talent outside the project channel?
No, communication needs to happen in the interview and project channels. If you by chance communicate with a talent through DM or outside Slack, they’ll likely tell you the following:
The platform requires that we use Slack based chat in the interview and project channels only while I’m interviewing / hired as a contractor, so let's stick to those modes of communication. Good for clients: This is so LD can keep statistics on the ~5 hour free trial experience, communication ability, responsiveness, work sessions, and other attributes of talent using the Slack API. This is data that can then be used to present clients like with more data on the strengths of our talent. It can also help LD better understand the client's interaction with the talent to make sure it's optimally supported. We can invite any other team members to this Slack as needed of course. If a client wants to work in a different way from these platform guidelines, then they can message in their "ldc" Slack channel about other options. Good for talent: For the talent, staying on Slack will significantly improve your LD Talent profile scores, responsiveness score, and your on-platform work experience. This will help you keep getting opportunities on the platform.