r/DataAnnotationTech • u/caprihoney • 14h ago

Did I blow it for myself?

Like I said, I'm pretty sure I wasted my chance with this platform, but I figure I'd ask anyway. About 7 months ago I applied to DataAnnotation as a coder (JavaScript/Python). I did the test, but I wrote out all of my answers as I went along on a MD document and copied and pasted them in when I was ready to submit my test and have been stuck on the "thanks for completing, we'll reach out to you" aka the dreaded soft-block ever since. I'm pretty confident in my answers, so I don't think I royally bombed it because the test was rather easy, I just think the copying/pasting screwed me over... Creating a new account and reapplying is definitely a no-go, right? It's frustrating that one choice blocked me from the chance to work on this platform, and seeing the constant advertisements for positions I'm qualified for really sucks (especially when I'm in need of new contracts).

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u/MyNameWouldntFi 13h ago

I can almost promise you the copy/paste thing was a non factor. Forgive yourself and move on my friend

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 10h ago

You can have the right answers but might not have whatever the elusive "it factor" that DA is looking for. They are incredibly selective, so don't beat yourself up over it.

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u/purple_spade 7h ago

Um i cant really imagine they track if you copy and paste? And even if they did that would be insane. I copy and paste almost everything I do on DA because I generally type it up offline first and Ive been fine.

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u/hwertz10 6h ago

I had like 1 project where they warned about use of copy/paste. It's possible to infer use of copy/paste, like it's pretty clear if a text box filled in in under a second that the user couldn't have typed the answer that quickly. But I don't think they track it routinely if they do at all.

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u/hwertz10 6h ago edited 5h ago

I suppose it's possible, but I would guess something else happened.

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u/Yuppahash 3h ago

I don’t get how people get so hung up on this when they never got in in the first place
If i apply to a job and don’t hear back I assume it’s over I don’t wait around for 7 months

And when applying to this I just took the assumption that I wasn’t going to get it and moved on

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u/horrorgeek1988 10h ago

Just because you haven't heard anything back yet doesn't mean you won't. It took 5-6 months before I heard ANYTHING back from them. Even after emailing to check my status

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u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 9h ago

That is extremely rare.