I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at TranscribeMe in Apr 2017
Interview
Read their Style Guide to learn what their standards are regarding grammar and punctuation. Answer 10 questions based on the guide and then transcribe 3 audio clips. You must get everything correct to pass the exam. Its a bit dodgy though, I made a note of the questions and answers the 2nd time around, so I knew which ones I got wrong. On the 3rd and final attempt, I would get different ones wrong that were correct in the previous exams and vice versa. This also applied to the audio clips. One time I would get over 90% and another I would fail, using the exact same format. A pain in the proverbial
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were based on grammar punctuation and their style guide
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at TranscribeMe (Houston, TX) in Jan 2017
Interview
I completed the online interview process 4 times using a couple different email addresses because I really wanted this job. I always answered the 10 grammar questions correctly, they were simple and straightforward if you read the guidelines. But the transcription part of the exam is totally BOGUS! They don't want you to pass. The first 2 times I did the exam, I knew my transcription was almost perfect, I followed all guidelines, but was still failing. I got suspicious, so the second 2 times I did the exam, I started to copy and paste my text into a separate document so I could compare during the second try and fix any minor errors. Turns out, even the ones I got 100% on the first try, I typed the EXACT same way the second time and FAILED!!!! Totally BS and such a waste of time. There is no excuse for the exact same written text to pass the first time and fail the second. Seems like a scam to waste your time and never hire you. Wish I could report this somehow.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at TranscribeMe in Jan 2017
Interview
You create an account. They provide a Style Guide which I printed out because you are allowed to refer to it during the exam. Then you take the exam when you feel ready. I suggest reading over the Style Guide carefully. It is very difficult even though you get 2 attempts. You must first pass 10 grammar questions with 100% and then complete 3 projects. I believe you need an 88% or better to pass each of them. This is actually a great thing because I did pass and got the job, but the job was insanely difficult.
I put that I had a positive experience during the interview process, because I did. It was the job that I didn't like.
As someone who passed, I am not sure how anybody makes money doing this. I spent 3 hours on it and made $3.50. A lot of the time was spent refreshing the page because there were no available jobs, downloading software to even hear the audio, editing the audio, and then completing each task. One job was already rejected so I did not make money for it. The QA wanted to use periods instead of commas so I was rejected even though I followed the Style Guide which sits right next to me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask you 10 grammar questions based on your style guide. Then they give you 3 random jobs to complete.