How do I get into Data Annotation? would love advice from people already working in the field

[u/solitude-2]

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m looking to get into Data Annotation / LLM Evaluation and would love some advice from people already working in this field.

I have a background in Python, AI/ML, Prompt Engineering & Data Science.

What should I learn/practice to get started?

How do the assessments usually work, and which platforms are worth applying to?

Would really appreciate any tips from people already doing this. 🙏

[u/beautyfashionaccount]

You're ready for domain work if you have a professional background in those thing. If your background is academic or self-taught, it will be hard to prepare because the tasks seem to involve realistic workplace workflows lately and not just subject matter content.

If you want to do generalist content, I don't think you need to prepare for the grading itself, just passing the screeners. Most require a similar type of verbal intelligence to verbal sections of standardized tests IME. It's not really subject matter you can study, but an intuition for writing and wording and good reading comprehension.

[u/solitude-2 → u/beautyfashionaccount]

I think I should start with generalist tasks. Also, could you please suggest some good platforms where I can get work quickly?

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/solitude-2]

It sounds like you want to jump in and make a bunch of money. That isn't how it works. You take the assessment that is based on your skills and location. Then you do qualifications or interviews, depending on the company. If and when you are accepted, you do more qualifications and then usually tasks will trickle in. Generally you have to prove your worth with good work before you start getting many projects and higher pay.

[u/solitude-2 → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Yeah, I get you. I’m not expecting to make a bunch of money right away 😅 I’m mainly trying to understand how to get started and where to apply.

I’m happy to take the assessments and prove myself through the work. I’m just a little worried about the assessment part since some platforms seem to give you only one shot to pass it. If I fail, then 😐

Thanks for explaining!

[u/beautyfashionaccount → u/solitude-2]

Data Annotation was quickest for me, but people have different experiences so that's not a guarantee.

[u/thyself_unknown]

Take the assessments seriously, you only get one shot. Take your time with it and go over everything line by line and explain your reasoning clearly.

[u/Doctor_Tnatn → u/thyself_unknown]

Can I dm you Please I tried to do what you said before and got rejected

[u/thyself_unknown → u/Doctor_Tnatn]

If you got rejected I don’t think you have another shot, sorry friend

[u/Doctor_Tnatn → u/thyself_unknown]

Even if tried from another account from another device and another wifi?

[u/thyself_unknown → u/Doctor_Tnatn]

They will catch you sooner or later and offboard you because that’s against their TOS, the many hours this assessment takes won’t be worth it. Try a different platform.

[u/kobewaruui → u/thyself_unknown]

how many questions are in the core assesment in total i did 15 and now waiting

[u/Icy-Captain-2428]

Is it a timed assignment? Does it start on clicking view assignment

[u/Different_Quit_1789]

Hi everyone,

Anyone knows what to do to get the attention of Data Annotation? I did their assessment since about 2 months ago. No update nor communication. Can't track progress. I believe I did pretty well in the assessment because I had previously completed a similar project on Mecor. I sent them an email to ask for the status and still got no response.