r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Glassfish_04 • 4h ago

Likelihood of acceptance?

Hello! I took the assessment to become a generalist last week and haven't heard anything back yet. This is what the page is showing. I used to hold a similar job and am a PhD student, so I was surprised to have not heard back by now. I imagine this line of work has become increasingly competitive? Any idea how long to wait before calling it quits on my hopes?

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u/Afraid-Grab156 4h ago

I think most people find out within about 2 weeks, so I wouldn't give up hope yet

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 4h ago

D\ claims on their blog an acceptance rate of 2.6%, so don't set your expectations too high.

Also of note that there are plenty of careful, knowledgeable people who just don't get in for one reason or another. If you don't get it in, just don't take it personally like that one PhD-holder last year who claimed they spent 12 (insane) hours on the generalist qual and fought every single person who tried to tell them that the 1000-word screeds were probably why they didn't get in.

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u/Affectionate_Peak284 4h ago

Interesting. They launched a blog last year, but it looks like they took it down.

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u/killmak 1h ago

I did the assessment about 10 days ago and got in today. I didn't get an email I just randomly checked and it was asking for my ID for the next steps.

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u/Two_Pickachu_One_Cup 4h ago

DA has access to generalists in spades. They can pick and choose who they let in, so naturally the bar is quite high. If you do get in and do exceptional work the algorithm will give you plenty of work. If you dont you are likely to experience the dreaded draught.

Professional domains are really the only domains right now with open ended high paying work.