I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Appen in Nov 2025
Interview
You receive the instructions after you have already finished the test. Also, the person responsible for the process does not reply to your emails. A very confusing and unfair hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Transcribe ten audio tracks and classify/tag them.
No interview, just a typing and spelling test. If you pass those, you get the job. Temporary work that lasted almost two years. They have various work assignments to choose from.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No interview at all just typing and spelling test.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Appen in Feb 2022
Interview
Self testing, series of questions was a bit hard for someone that does not know their set of rules, but the test was fair and its a good opurtunity for working from home
Transcriptionist applicants have rated the interview process at Appen with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Transcriptionist roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Appen overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Appen as a Transcriptionist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Personality test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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