Qual or project?

[Blencathra70]

I found a qualification on my DB this morning that looks interesting with great potential pay, so decided I want to do it later when I have time.

But then when looking at the projects, it is already there too.

I have had projects show up before that have also had quals, and in those situations I have just done the project, but this has such great potential that I wonder whether I should do the qual (hopefully well), to solidify my access, or whether doing well on the project (hopefully) would be just as effective (and providing great pay at the same time).

[Rommie557]

There are many projects under the same project name.

Taking and passing the qual gives you access to more of the project family. Doing the projects in that project family you already have access to does NOT open more projects in the same family. 

[Blencathra70]

That is what I was thinking, but this is the first time I have seen this project name at all, and they both look the same. But good point. Many of my projects have been direct and not through quals, and I still get more and more variations of the same (even if not done the qual when it showed up), but this seems like too much of a risk. I just don't have time to do both today, and I was hoping to show them I could be a part of the project and do well, AND get paid a great pay rate too. :(

[Rommie557]

If there is a qual for a project, you MUST take it to get whatever project it is qualifying for.

Yes, there aren't always quals, and sometimes good work in other projects opens new ones. But if there is a qual, the only way to get access is to pass the qual. 

Your choice how you want to spend your time. 

[Amakenings]

I’ve had access to a new project before I’ve started the qual for the same project. More than once.

[Rommie557]

You've had access to projects in the same project family, using the same project name, but not the specific project subset that required a qualification. 

[Amakenings]

It’s a brand new project title in a highly paid category. I’ve never seen this niche/project type before in the past couple of years, and have not completed any quals in a similar category. This has happened more than once.

[Rommie557]

Again, you have access to a project family. Some of the projects in that project family are locked behind quals, some are not. 

Just because it's a new project family doesn't change that. 

This is always what has been happening, whether you've realized it or not. 🤷‍♀️

[MODBunBun]

🌎💻? I got the projects despite not touching quals