Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Rev
Colloquio
There is a short course on how to transcribe the captions for a video. This is actually quite interesting because there are conventions I never knew about, even though I watch a lot of subtitled films.
After this you need to transcribe a short video. I thought I did great but I did not get the position. I wonder if this is because of some of the judgement calls I made, i.e. on whether to include atmospheric music when it was very short. They give no feedback, which limits your ability to improve.
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Domanda 1
Transcribe a 5-minute video about NASA. There is a lot of technical jargon and proper nouns that you need to research.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto un giorno. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Rev
Colloquio
Not an interview. You apply online by answering simple grammar questions, writing a paragraph or two about your hometown, and captioning a video (or transcribing an audio clip).
I've applied three times for rev and for each time I was rejected within a few hours, even though the last time I applied I made sure the video captioning was perfect. It's like they didn't even bother to look at my applications.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 3 giorni. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Rev nel mese di mar 2016
Colloquio
I was asked to fill out a brief questionnaire re: very basic grammar and internet speed. After a short essay about my hometown (weird choice, considering that technically companies aren't allowed to know much of the potential info for discrimination reasons, but seemed benevolent). I was then asked to caption a test video within a couple days. Upon completion and after a day or two of waiting, I was told I had "great potential" but should caption two more videos before my supposedly great skills were unleashed upon the rev.com client masses. These both had very short deadlines. I did so with great care, but was told WITHIN TWO HOURS of completing the final video that I didn't make the cut/not to contact them. How is this possible?
I'm not sure any real person is looking at these test videos.
I'm also not sure they're test videos; rather, I'm thinking applicants are being used for free captioning. I captioned an animated video about teaching, Jon Stewart's interview with Malala, and a promotional video about solar panels.
Either that, or they just leave the entire application process open even when they're not hiring. However, I applied through (the admittedly ever-sketchy) Craigslist, so there was an ad that had been recently posted... I'm not sure. Don't waste your time either way.
