r/mercor_ai

Nowhere in the Mercor Terms of Work does it state that they are entitled to collect screenshots from your personal computer.
The way you work is precious data. Do not give it away for free.
The PMs who review the screenshots are not your friends. Find a way to block screenshots.
Proof: They disabled the option that would let you see your own collected screenshots. Why hide them? Too many, too invasive, too valuable. You will be shocked to learn that they collect multiple shots a few times a minute. They are essentially recording your screen. How do I know? I watch net traffic spikes when Workpuls runs.

Should Mercor consider providing opt in option to be paid cash or equity option? Good for its cash flow needs and can make the experts millionaire from their equity holding.

I've applied to at least 20 roles on Mercor at this point, and I get rejected every single time. 😭I've worked on similar AI training platforms before, so I thought I'd at least have a decent shot. But I'm getting rejected even for the generalist roles, let alone the domain specific ones.
I'm genuinely confused about what they're looking for. Is there some screening criteria I'm missing? Is it the resume or just luck?
If you've successfully gotten into Mercor, I'd really appreciate any tips. What do they actually look for, and how did you get accepted?

I’ve been on the big project for about a month. I’m very happy with the work and I think I’ve been doing well: about 95%+ utilization rate, very few rewrite requests (and those only for minor issues), have never exceeded the allotted time etc. However I haven’t been offered any other projects although I keep applying and signaling availability. Any suggestions on how to stand out from the crowd and make connections?

I got a task within a domain and I have spent more than 15hrs on the task yet when I run the instructed test, it just keeps giving 80% + result. This is frustrating and I am angry at myself that I feel like giving up after all the hrs invested. The 10% to 60% accuracy is difficult to meet up to.

Is it possible to retake an interview on Mercor?
My network disconnected at some point and upon reconnection the interview screen reloaded and automatically completed the interview session. I guess this would affect my chances of landing roles, what should I do?

I was removed midway through the Imperium project and haven't received any new project offers since then. I'm just wondering if there are any coding projects going on right now, or if being removed from a project affects your chances of getting matched with future opportunities.

I'd appreciate hearing about your experience. Thanks

What are they actually looking for with the Generalist role and how do you demonstrate that in the Domain Expert Interview?

The job posting is quite basic, requiring a top 500 university and excellent writing and reading skills. But I'm unsure what to demonstrate in the actual interview. Does anyone have a sense on what a strong candidate would look like here? What experience and skills are being considered?

Hi everyone. I am an architect and I had applied for 'Architecture Expert' on mercor. Recently I got a trial contract for 300$. It was a kind of a training and assessment task. I completed it within the timeline and submitted it. I even got a notification about the payment being processed for this task. But, what happens next? When I had submitted the task, I got an email which said they will respond as soon as possible. It's been a week now. I'm just curious if anyone is sailing in the same boat as me, especially any Indian architects.

anyone ever gotten an instant offer on a weekend?

I received an instant offer, which I accepted well before it expired. I completed most of the onboarding and was just waiting for the background check to complete, but when I checked today it said “Offer Expired.” I was being emailed all week by their “Growth Team” reminding me about the offer even though I had already accepted. Was this a glitch or did they maybe end up with more than enough people before my background check went through?

My first project was a really exciting one and had a tonne of fun and earned decent amounts in it. Later i got added to another project from which i was offboarded (2 months ago) citing throughput issues. I did get a very basic rejection email but my lead friend who was still working threre told me that i had gotten this remark before i was removed.
Since then the platform got many new openings in my area of expertise and i've been applying with lots of hopes. But noticed that my applications are getting rejected pretty sooner than they did earlier. Although i still got a mail saying "suggests strong potential".
So recently some people from the first project have gotten other contracts (instant offers) and im with none. Makes me wonder if they do shadow ban accounts. also if they do that, isn't it better to ban the account from mercor itself? coz the person applying keeps high hopes. Save em that trouble.

Hi all, are there any undergrad students getting opportunities at Mercor?

I’m branching out from another platform as a generalist (hopefully). How’s this platform compare to others in your experience?

Is portal mercor.ai down today , or is it just me?

Basically the title.
Was thinking of applying but don’t want my current and previous managers to find put.

Hi everyone, has anyone interviewed for the strategic projects lead position and can give me helpful pointers and tell me the structure of the interviews? I would really appreciate it.

Hi, I've been on a Mercor project for about 3 weeks now as a generalist - the one with 4000 or so people evaluating slides and docs. I've completed 4 tasks in that time frame, all signed off fine or with a very minor edit, but not been able to get any tasks this week. I'm in the UK so the time zone is tricky, and also they seem to drop and go in 30 seconds which is not compatible with my life as a toddler mum starting my own business - I'm not waiting on the computer 24/7. But children are expensive and new businesses do not = salary so I really need the work! So I'm looking at my options on the platform, as I'd love to at least be in with a chance of getting a task now and then! If I apply to other opportunities:

1. How do I know that I'm not applying to the same opportunity?
2. Will they kick me off the project because I've applied to another opportunity?
3. What makes me likely to be hired for another opportunity?
4. What actually happens in the interview, what do they look for? This one was an instant offer (although I think I've been lowballed at $60/hour). Do you talk about AI training or just your CV?
5. Are there any other opportunities that fit my business management/operational/GTM/fundraising experience on active, good projects that someone can point me in the direction of? I know it's the hunger games but it would be good karma and repaid by me or the universe!

Thanks so much everyone :)

I never do this but really and truly, I’ve also never been paid nearly $100 an hour before lol. Anyways, I just wanted to put my name in the list as one of those people who’s receiving a life-changing opportunity from Mercor. Sure, there are people who make more but making 17.5k in my first 45 days with this company is really a blessing and I encourage everyone who has interest in this platform to give it a shot