Steven Zahm@ Eric
RE: Start ratings and feedback similar to Upwork, Airbnb or Yelp to allow individuals and companies to get “social proof” for how well they performed
Sorry, this feature is not available. It just is not that highly requested. The directory pages on a site are generally some of the highest visited pages. Many users over the years have confirmed this. In my personal experience on smaller directory sites which do have reviews features, page after after page are empty giving the appearance of little to no social user interaction which gives the user the impression no one is visiting or making use of the directory. So there is little no value add for adding the feature especially when having to deal with spam and fake reviews is taken into consideration.
RE: Is anyone using Connections for this type of application? If so, can you send me links so I can see how they’ve got it set up?
Sorry, I am not aware of any sites using Connections in this context.
RE: Are you available for consultation and possibly custom development to create a jobs board built on top of the standard templates and fields in Connections?
Yes I am.
Hope I have answered your questions thoroughly!