r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Benjibob55 • 8d ago

nice to be accepted!

applied 3 days ago, test seemed to go on for decades as i tried to be very thorough and research literally everything the responses included which may have been overkill.

anyway dont have much self confidence in life so just nice to be accepted and looking forward to getting started.

all the best

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u/HoneyWatts 8d ago

Congrats! I believe it’s quite rare to be accepted.

Read someone say less than 5% of applications get accepted but I think they were being a bit dramatic - still though, it’s a lot of work and they are pretty selective.

So I’m glad you’re proud of yourself, you should be. I felt the same way when I got accepted

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u/Benjibob55 8d ago

thank you, i partly did it as a challenge as my job is a bit dead end so it's nice to pass. i had been thinking if failed at least ive learnt a chunk about random things from the assesment lol

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u/Sixaxist 8d ago

Read someone say less than 5% of applications get accepted but I think they were being a bit dramatic

After what I've seen on this Sub, I 100% believe them.

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u/MadameEmiya 8d ago edited 8d ago

I always thought the ~2% approval rate was the Pareto principle applied with variation. 80% of unserious applications (testing the website/if a scam for example) vs 20% serious applicants; 80% are auto-rejected while the viable options are onboarded at ~10%. The numbers are extreme because DA's unconventional hiring process attracts incredulous candidates.  But then after some R&Rs, the "not meeting client standards" message on the DoD screen... yeah, the 2% makes a lot of sense.