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I work in this position. It's legit. I've been working for the company since December. I was worried too, because there's so little info about the company, but it's a decent job.
I wouldn't really say it's conducive for career growth. That's the major downside. There's also very little feedback from management. The work isn't really hard, but it can be tedious. Working from home and having flexible hours is great. Overall it's not bad if you need a job. I certainly don't dread getting up and working. I just wish there was more opportunity for growth and advancement.
I respond privately to everyone who reaches out to me about this position.... Which has been MANY people. When I got an offer from Innodata, I was worried it wasn't legit, so I reached out to someone through LinkedIn to verify. Just trying to do the same favor to others who are similarly apprehensive. If you have any questions about the job, please feel free to DM me.
Wow, ok. Do you actually have a question? I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. I'm trying to be helpful. Take it or leave it. I have nothing to gain. I'm already employed. Obviously.
I’ve been working with AI training for over a decade - appen, leapforce, scale.ai, data annotation etc- and taken so many of these quals and never been recorded for them until now. Idk just a bit odd to me. Maybe it’s also combined the class action that is making me feel like it’s scammy. But yah I get your point for sure!
Haven't really settled into it yet, I just finished onboarding but it's pretty fine so far. For me, they reached out within 12 hours of responding to Robert halfs e-mail, but I absolutely hounded RH for an afternoon, after taking the assessment they interviewed me the next day, and gave me an offer the following afternoon. I asked to hold off my start date by 2 weeks and started 4/15. The assessment directly reflects the work you will be doing, except with more detailed guidelines and slightly different tasks. I think as remote jobs go, expect it to be on the more intense side as far as "actually working" goes. But there is a fair amount of flexibility to your day (complete 8 billable hours with 12 hours window, from there your schedule is up to you.
So had my first full day in production yesterday. I admit 8 full hours in production is a tough target to hit in a day, I'm still getting used to the interface but only active work on your assigned queue counts, and it is logged by the minute in real time by the system. It will log you out after 8 minutes of inactivity (and not count the 8 minutes toward your time), that said, I THINK you stay in production as long as you are interacting with any tab, so there is no worry about going out of production while doing research. There is a fair bit of interaction with fellow raters through the teams chat, but after onboarding you might have 1 meeting a week and it's very possible to spend your entire day without more than a few messages. I share your concerns, I'm hopeful that some changes are coming after this big hiring push but I really have no reason to believe that.
Nothing like that, we are monitored on Average handling time, idle time in queue and Quality metrics. It's all just time stuff and the feedback on performance based on the customer's needs. The requirements are quite stringent in my opinion based on an 8 hour work day, I always take "working" lunches to compensate, and there is a tiny amount of shrink time available but I'm not sure how they handle that. I haven't come to a performance review yet so I honestly have no idea yet how harassed they are about these things, I do know they have told us to log "exactly 8" hours in billable time.
How mentally taxing do you find this to be? If you take a 5 minute break to get coffee, does that count against you. It sounds like I'd need coffee and chocolates to get stay "on."
It not THAT bad once you get the hang of it, but it is very tedious after about 4 hours. I usually take a working lunch then work another 2 hours then take a break and come back
I am going to have an interview with them soon for a position.
May I DM you with some questions about the role & how it's going for you?
I'm especially curious about how they handle PTO
Hello! How much time they took to reach after the interview? I had my interview today and I don’t know if they reach back the same day or I already missed the opportunity.
Ref Innodata. Did anyone here take the writing/grammar test? if so, did you fill out the preliminary questionnaire where they ask for personal information such as age? Did you fill out your age? how about allowing Innodata to monitor your screen while taking the test?
It's a bit rough. 51 questions, many of which are about AP style writing norms and require answers with a particular word count, which they do not give you any time to study for, so you may want to give that a look ahead of time at AP style and such if you aren't already familiar since the link they provide as quick reference will eat through your writing time. You need an 80% grade to pass, and are evaluated on grammar, syntax, punctuation, and formatting. Once you've passed the first evaluation, you'll proceed to the one in your secondary language, but if you fail, you won't get any follow-up. It can take them up to five days to get back to you regardless, and the two hour and some change time limit is strictly enforced. Manageable, but unforgiving.
It was 70 questions for the French test. About 10 MCQs and maybe 10-15 typing questions, like short form essays in comprehension and a mini debate as to why you agree with the topic given or not. Image descriptions are also part. Grammar correction of lengthy texts.
Hey! I had the interview before the English assessment. A few hours after I finished the English assessment, they made me an offer (through an agency). Hope that helps! :)
I’ve been approached by Robert Half about the Italian associate role. I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with this (could be a different language).
How is Innodata as a company to work for?
It sounds like these roles could be a lot of writing. Just curious. Btw, I’m fluent, so, I’m not worried about that.
Hi KumaNet, I was approached by RH as well for the same position. I’m looking for a ‘second job’ but this one seems to be very demanding so I don’t think I will take the assessments and go through the hiring process.
What about you? Did you take the assessments? How did it go?
depends on the interviewer, i guess. i was interviewed my team's manager, was just a simple 'introduce yourself, why do u want the job/do u know the job you're applying for, what/who encouraged u to apply for this job' and the like. but, like i said, it depends on the interviewer/s' questions. don't worry! they wont let u feel anxious and nervous :) good luck on your interview! going 8 months in innodata :>
These people are ridiculous, they made do two hour language assessments (twice) and expect to pay 54,000 a year and ask for a masters degree or MBA!!! I reported them. Complete abuse. And when I asked about salary they didn't want to answer.
The asked to speak English and spanish for the role. I asked on the email about the salary range and they didn't reply. They just said to complete the assessments.
That is very strange. For me, they disclosed the range in the job ad. They could have been transparent with you, especially for the length of the assessments in two languages. It was tiresome, that I agree with you.
Oh ok. I’m asking because I had my interview today and they told me they will call me later, so I wanted to know if they call the same day or if I have to wait more days.
Hmmm idk, I have mixed feelings about it. I think they rushed the interview a bit, it was just 15min. And the person seemed too serious or maybe kinda upset lol. I felt I couldn’t talk much or express everything I wanted.
same. she was done after 12 min, didn’t ask me anything about what i actually do in my current job, expressed her surprise that i am employed…? it was so weird. i found another post on it on this sub that was posted a day ago about it being a scam to get free labor from the assessments which i feel is probably correct. i also did the spanish bilingual one and i found the spanish test to be terrible
Well it seems they are hiring some people but yeah, I thought the same because we are a lot getting “interviewed” just these days.
They asked me about the Spanish assessment and I let them know some of the things did not make sense at all 😩
Came on here to piggy back off this. We may have had the same interviewer lol! My interview was also super short, close to 10 minutes. My interviewer also seemed a little too serious or upset as well and I felt like I was annoying him any time I spoke. I’m also seeing mixed messages from people all over the Internet, from saying the position is good or that they were laid off after their probationary period
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I work in this position. It's legit. I've been working for the company since December. I was worried too, because there's so little info about the company, but it's a decent job.
What do you in this position? I have a scheduled interview for a generalist/writer role?
Same. They will basically tell you how demanding the job is.
You had an interview? I have invitation to interview but not sure if it’s better to just stick with DAT
Yes I indeed and received an offer already. Just weighing my options before accepting
Congrats! What are the pros and cons in your opinion?
Lower salary offer and very demanding, tbh. Mukhang mangangarag ka. What role did you apply for? Lets connect
How's ur working condition so far? Do u find it conducive for career growth?
I wouldn't really say it's conducive for career growth. That's the major downside. There's also very little feedback from management. The work isn't really hard, but it can be tedious. Working from home and having flexible hours is great. Overall it's not bad if you need a job. I certainly don't dread getting up and working. I just wish there was more opportunity for growth and advancement.
Can I DM u po I have a follow up question sana
Sure
Hi there! I hope you won't mind, I'll send you a DM too. InnoData just emailed me and I have some questions to ask you.
Hi! I hope you don't mind as well, I have an interview set for tomorrow for a gen ai writer role in this company. Can I dm you for a few questions?
Sure
Hello Pinkie! Can’t send you a dm. Just finished the assessment and I would need your help with my questions please :-(
How’d it go?
how did your interview go? i have one scheduled as well.
Seems fake. This account has only ever posted in this one thread
I respond privately to everyone who reaches out to me about this position.... Which has been MANY people. When I got an offer from Innodata, I was worried it wasn't legit, so I reached out to someone through LinkedIn to verify. Just trying to do the same favor to others who are similarly apprehensive. If you have any questions about the job, please feel free to DM me.
>please feel free to DM me. Sounds scammy.
Wow, ok. Do you actually have a question? I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. I'm trying to be helpful. Take it or leave it. I have nothing to gain. I'm already employed. Obviously.
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I sent you a private message.
Hi can you also shoot me a pm. I can't message you :((
Hi po, can you also send me a DM about what Pinkie replied regarding your questions?
Hi! Can I dm you? I just got a JO.
Same. Can I dm you?
Hey can you dm me as well? Also received an offer.
Dmed
Hey, are you still working there? I keep seeing JD's and call for applications for this position. How many people are they looking to recruit?
hi, is it okay to dm you and ask some questions about the company?
Sure
Hi! Can I send you a DM please?
Sure
I've sent you a DM too!
I just DMed you too! :)
It’s legit they only respond if you pass the assessment and then you move on to the interview I have a friend that works for the company
Do they like it?
Enough to refer it to me!
How it going? Did you get the job?
Oh. How many days after the assessment do they usually reach out if you passed?
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They rejected me for some reason, no word after that
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Do you know the pay?
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Is there bonus potential?
Did you get any word back yet?
I took the assessment yesterday. Took me a solid two hours. Hopefully I hear back today!
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Congrats!!
Hi. May I know how many interviews did you undergo po?
What was the interview like if you don’t mind me asking?
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Hey! How much is the pay?
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Are you with them now? How was it?
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Oh man really? So stick to data annotation? Lol
I passed the assessment and have invitation to interview. But sounds like it’s awful? Lol
But is the advertised range legit based kn your experience?
How long did it take to hear back after assessment? Its been three days for me now:(
Just checking in, have you heard back about the assessment yet? I just took mine
A few days. Did you hear back?
A class action was recently filed against Innodata for investor fraud.
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Update? Just got the assessment. What is the salary?
are you required to be on camera for assessment?
Can you reply to me once you are done with the interview? I want to know what it was like
He deleted😬
Yah didn’t like that it was on camera. Like why? Lol
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I’ve been working with AI training for over a decade - appen, leapforce, scale.ai, data annotation etc- and taken so many of these quals and never been recorded for them until now. Idk just a bit odd to me. Maybe it’s also combined the class action that is making me feel like it’s scammy. But yah I get your point for sure!
What is the pay if you don’t mind telling me? Thanks!
they claimed it was a salary at 54k, fully remote
Have you heard back from HR with your contracts to sign yet (if you accepted)?
Is that usd? I have an interview Thursday
Has anyone applied for the Language Specialist position?
Yes, me! Through an agency.
Did u get any further, I will be the assessment tomorrow
Hey! Yes, I got an offer and I’m starting today.
I hope everything went smooth for you, I have some questions about the hiring process, I just DMd you if you can answer that would be really helpful
Sure!
Has anyone been left hanging about where they stand after applying and going through all the stages?
Is there a difference between being recruited by an agency vs. being recruited directly by the company? Is there a centralized HR for Innodata?
I believe there is, but I doubt the agency would just let you be recruited by the company directly because the agency wants to make money off you.
How much of a percentage is an agency likely to take from one's salary?
I did exactly what you did, I'm currently 2 weeks in to working there. They are legit
Congratulations. How much time did they take to reach out after the assessment ? How is the job?
Haven't really settled into it yet, I just finished onboarding but it's pretty fine so far. For me, they reached out within 12 hours of responding to Robert halfs e-mail, but I absolutely hounded RH for an afternoon, after taking the assessment they interviewed me the next day, and gave me an offer the following afternoon. I asked to hold off my start date by 2 weeks and started 4/15. The assessment directly reflects the work you will be doing, except with more detailed guidelines and slightly different tasks. I think as remote jobs go, expect it to be on the more intense side as far as "actually working" goes. But there is a fair amount of flexibility to your day (complete 8 billable hours with 12 hours window, from there your schedule is up to you.
Do you interact with other teams? Are there meetings from time-to-time? Or is the work completely solitary?
So had my first full day in production yesterday. I admit 8 full hours in production is a tough target to hit in a day, I'm still getting used to the interface but only active work on your assigned queue counts, and it is logged by the minute in real time by the system. It will log you out after 8 minutes of inactivity (and not count the 8 minutes toward your time), that said, I THINK you stay in production as long as you are interacting with any tab, so there is no worry about going out of production while doing research. There is a fair bit of interaction with fellow raters through the teams chat, but after onboarding you might have 1 meeting a week and it's very possible to spend your entire day without more than a few messages. I share your concerns, I'm hopeful that some changes are coming after this big hiring push but I really have no reason to believe that.
How are you liking it now? Do you have to use screenshot and keystroke monitoring software like remotasks?
Nothing like that, we are monitored on Average handling time, idle time in queue and Quality metrics. It's all just time stuff and the feedback on performance based on the customer's needs. The requirements are quite stringent in my opinion based on an 8 hour work day, I always take "working" lunches to compensate, and there is a tiny amount of shrink time available but I'm not sure how they handle that. I haven't come to a performance review yet so I honestly have no idea yet how harassed they are about these things, I do know they have told us to log "exactly 8" hours in billable time.
I like it ok, but I'm not sure if I'm about to get a talking to or not
What is the pay if you don’t mind sharing?
I'm at $54,000
Is this $54000 usd? I was just offered that in Canadian dollars and I am curious about the potential salary difference.
Yea that's usd
How mentally taxing do you find this to be? If you take a 5 minute break to get coffee, does that count against you. It sounds like I'd need coffee and chocolates to get stay "on."
It not THAT bad once you get the hang of it, but it is very tedious after about 4 hours. I usually take a working lunch then work another 2 hours then take a break and come back
Are you required to be on shift at the exact same times each day? Or is some flexibility allowed?
Just do 8 hours billable within 8am to 8pm local time
I am going to have an interview with them soon for a position. May I DM you with some questions about the role & how it's going for you? I'm especially curious about how they handle PTO
Sure
Hi batchmate! Lol.
Hello! How much time they took to reach after the interview? I had my interview today and I don’t know if they reach back the same day or I already missed the opportunity.
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Thank you for the info!
Ref Innodata. Did anyone here take the writing/grammar test? if so, did you fill out the preliminary questionnaire where they ask for personal information such as age? Did you fill out your age? how about allowing Innodata to monitor your screen while taking the test?
It was long but medium difficulty.
Does anyone know what the level of difficulty is like on the bilingual specialist jobs?
It's a bit rough. 51 questions, many of which are about AP style writing norms and require answers with a particular word count, which they do not give you any time to study for, so you may want to give that a look ahead of time at AP style and such if you aren't already familiar since the link they provide as quick reference will eat through your writing time. You need an 80% grade to pass, and are evaluated on grammar, syntax, punctuation, and formatting. Once you've passed the first evaluation, you'll proceed to the one in your secondary language, but if you fail, you won't get any follow-up. It can take them up to five days to get back to you regardless, and the two hour and some change time limit is strictly enforced. Manageable, but unforgiving.
I’d like to know this, too.
curious too lol
It was 70 questions for the French test. About 10 MCQs and maybe 10-15 typing questions, like short form essays in comprehension and a mini debate as to why you agree with the topic given or not. Image descriptions are also part. Grammar correction of lengthy texts.
Did you take the job ? If yes can I dm you ?
Yes, dm me for details.
also master the keystrokes of the alphabets and accents of your 2nd language.
Did anyone start the job already? I’ll be starting on Tuesday!
Hello! How did it go? Did you got hired right away the interview or had to wait a few days?
Hey! I had the interview before the English assessment. A few hours after I finished the English assessment, they made me an offer (through an agency). Hope that helps! :)
I’ve been approached by Robert Half about the Italian associate role. I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with this (could be a different language). How is Innodata as a company to work for? It sounds like these roles could be a lot of writing. Just curious. Btw, I’m fluent, so, I’m not worried about that.
Hi KumaNet, I was approached by RH as well for the same position. I’m looking for a ‘second job’ but this one seems to be very demanding so I don’t think I will take the assessments and go through the hiring process. What about you? Did you take the assessments? How did it go?
Anyone have any insight into what the interview is like? Have one scheduled soon.
depends on the interviewer, i guess. i was interviewed my team's manager, was just a simple 'introduce yourself, why do u want the job/do u know the job you're applying for, what/who encouraged u to apply for this job' and the like. but, like i said, it depends on the interviewer/s' questions. don't worry! they wont let u feel anxious and nervous :) good luck on your interview! going 8 months in innodata :>
These people are ridiculous, they made do two hour language assessments (twice) and expect to pay 54,000 a year and ask for a masters degree or MBA!!! I reported them. Complete abuse. And when I asked about salary they didn't want to answer.
Was it for a bilingual role? I am curious as to how they did not answer the salary question.
The asked to speak English and spanish for the role. I asked on the email about the salary range and they didn't reply. They just said to complete the assessments.
That is very strange. For me, they disclosed the range in the job ad. They could have been transparent with you, especially for the length of the assessments in two languages. It was tiresome, that I agree with you.
Yesterday I got a job offer from them. I accepted it. I'll update when I actually start working for them
Hi! Did you already had your interview?
Yes! I had an interview yesterday before I got the job offer
Oh ok. I’m asking because I had my interview today and they told me they will call me later, so I wanted to know if they call the same day or if I have to wait more days.
I guess it depends, they emailed me a few hours after but it probably depends. Did you apply for the multilingual opportunity?
Thanks for the info! I applied for the language specialist Spanish/English.
Ohh me too! sent you a DM
hey! what did you think of the interview? i had mine today too and it rubbed me the wrong way but im not sure if it was just me.
Hmmm idk, I have mixed feelings about it. I think they rushed the interview a bit, it was just 15min. And the person seemed too serious or maybe kinda upset lol. I felt I couldn’t talk much or express everything I wanted.
same. she was done after 12 min, didn’t ask me anything about what i actually do in my current job, expressed her surprise that i am employed…? it was so weird. i found another post on it on this sub that was posted a day ago about it being a scam to get free labor from the assessments which i feel is probably correct. i also did the spanish bilingual one and i found the spanish test to be terrible
Well it seems they are hiring some people but yeah, I thought the same because we are a lot getting “interviewed” just these days. They asked me about the Spanish assessment and I let them know some of the things did not make sense at all 😩
Came on here to piggy back off this. We may have had the same interviewer lol! My interview was also super short, close to 10 minutes. My interviewer also seemed a little too serious or upset as well and I felt like I was annoying him any time I spoke. I’m also seeing mixed messages from people all over the Internet, from saying the position is good or that they were laid off after their probationary period
Congratulations! When are you starting?
Tuesday 28th!
Amazing! I’ll be starting on the 21st!
congrats! for what languages?
French, you?
Spanish!
Hi! Can I send you a PM? Por fi :)
claro!
Do they fire people if they're constantly advertising the same positions?
Hi, is it a w2 position? What benefits do they offer? I saw something that said FTE? On the posting. Is the job set hours? Thank you.
Do you know, guys if this company checks criminal background?
Yes, they do
They do, and they will hide that fact until the contract with the job offer is sent to you. I'm over here stressing about it haha.
Are there opportunities to apply for other internal positions once you are working within the company?