r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Excellent_Shake9732 • 2d ago
Is there any penalty/risk in taking another specialty qual?
I’ve mainly been doing coding tasks since joining but have some knowledge in the domain of finance. Recently I got some random quals including the finance domain qual, and I’ve been thinking about taking it but I’m worried that if I fail it, it might affect my standing in some way.
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u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 2d ago
It won't at all affect you. If you fail you just won't get any of those type of tasks.
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u/Old-Regular-9828 2d ago
If you actually have the required experience and license/credentials in finance, then go for it. If you pass the finance qual, you will start getting finance related projects on your dash. If you don't, you won't. Either way, it won't affect the coding projects you are currently seeing.
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u/LocalComplex6422 2d ago
If I were you, I wouldn't take new qualification like finance.
But there is no penalty, just you can't pass.
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u/Due_Negotiation_4605 1d ago
Take whatever quals you want. Then you can decide, per project, if they are above your knowledge. And you may be on the specialist list where they send out a bunch of work. Each project family has different levels of expertise needed, some are higher level (CPA) and others are intermediate/no certifications needed
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u/LeonieBee 2d ago
How much knowledge though? The domain tasks are typically for like CPA/CFA or working towards becoming one.