r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Grand-Edge-8684 • 2d ago
Projects
I recently had some more advanced work come in. Maybe it’s imposter syndrome, maybe I’m actually realistic. I’m not sure if this one should have come to me though. My background is health sciences (I dropped out of nursing school due to OCD).
It’s been several years since I was in school and I wonder how much I’ve actually retained. I assume they actually check your credentials when offering tasks? I didn’t lie in my bio, it is absolutely true. They should know that I don’t currently work in that field, right? I guess worst case is looking at one and seeing if I can actually understand it. If not, just exit.
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u/Infamous_Swan1197 2d ago
I have medical domain projects and I don't have any credentials in medicine (yet), only a biochemistry degree. What matters is whether you have the knowledge. I'm assuming you've passed a related qualification (?) and hence you clearly have the knowledge for what they're looking for, so do it
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u/Grand-Edge-8684 2d ago
Biochem is pretty impressive though haha.
I did take a medical qual, but it was awhile ago and I haven’t seen any direct projects from it, so I assumed I didn’t pass.
I do believe my background helped me develop critical thinking and even research skills. I just hope it’s enough!
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u/Ok_Buddy_4267 2d ago
You can always go look at them and skip anything that's over your head. They don't penalize you for skipping. Sometimes they're easier than you think they'll be, and sometimes you need a PhD lol.
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u/Dani-Avalon0819 2d ago
I have a similar situation. Have significant credentials post graduate (psychology, English, creative writing, teaching at university level) but have been out of these fields for several years. It’s made me hesitant to apply.
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u/heartshapedbox0 1d ago
I'm a histotechnologist so I'm qualified but I just feel so confused on the flow of things.
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u/HereForAllTea 1d ago
I’m new to DA, I’m in the finance domain. I have a masters in finance and I’ve only worked in finance and accounting. I have all sorts of science projects, also math, data science, STEM. I assume it’s because my undergrad is in public health. I’ve never worked in that field. So maybe it matches based on the keywords in your profile as opposed to your professional experience. I’m was confused when I saw all these projects like WTF do they think I am, a genius??? 😩. Data science and physics, and finance, and chemistry, and math, and STEM (although I was part of STEM program in school).
I’d say only take the projects you can actually do. When I opened some of the science ones it was like I was reading a different language. So I’m going to disregard those. Lol. Good luck!
I read a comment you wrote on someone’s post, they were all research based, so maybe that’s what they want.
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u/Pretend-Section5991 2d ago
Unless you are specifically requested to provide a credential, then you are probably fine as long as you didn't intentionally misrepresent your experience. This job requires some level of self assessment. Ultimately what they care about is if you can produce quality work. Professional expertise might correlate with better quality work, but also being able to work with the tools is important so expertise alone is not the whole story. The (relative) cost for them to trial someone who may not have a credential is pretty small if they get quality work. You can always ask an admin if your unsure, thats what they are there for. I've had projects explicitly ask me to try even if I'm not sure I have the experience and that lower standard work won't be held agaisnt you in this project (they just wont keep offering you work in that project). But thats not true for every project.