Google is hiring an army of Quality Raters to help them test the relevancy of their mighty search algorithm as well as help them identify SPAM websites, or anything that is of a malicious nature.
Google’s algorithm is a leading edge, and by far the best, way to search for relevant web sites from “removing hang nails” to “installing a tub surround”. In an ideal world with no one trying to manipulate their pages for higher search engine ranking (and more clicks on advertisements) Google would be providing virtually flawless search results for almost any conceivable search. The only problem is that there are hundreds of webmasters out there employing “Black Hat” SEO techniques to get their built for AdSense websites into the top positions on many popular searches.
The algorithms have a tough time tossing the “fake” sites, so that’s where the people come in. Basically the raters will evaluate an actual website clicked on by an actual surfer and rate that website against the actual search the user performed.
The rating is anywhere from “is the website vital to the search the user performed” “to not relevant”. It can also be flagged SPAM or pornographic among many other possible flags.
I did this job for about a year, working around 8 to 10 hours a week. The nice thing was that the job paid me for surfing on the internet, I could do it from home, or anywhere with a high speed internet connection, and they paid me $18.00 an hour on a weekly basis. It was pretty easy to make an extra $150.00 to $200.00 a week.
The job is pretty tedious, though there were some interesting experiments that I was involved in. They only let you do this position for a year but you can reapply after a 3 month leave.
Requirements
You need to have a high speed internet connection. Be legally allowed to work in either the US or Canada. They want people that have traveled and are tech savvy. In a nut shell they’re looking for people who love the internet and are curious by nature.
Payout
They want you working 10 to 20 hours per week and pay around $18/hour so that brings the weekly haul in around $180 to $360 a week. Plus 4% vacation pay in Canada. They pay via direct deposit weekly making this a very lucrative way to earn extra cash.
The interesting thing about applying for this position is that by nature it’s hard to interview people. If you make the short list you’re given a manual to read and are presented with an exam. Applicants get paid $150 for taking the exam and another $150 for passing it.
You’re not actually working for Google, you’ll be a temp working through a staffing agency, but they do let you put on your resume that you worked on a project for Google which means that you’ll be able to reference one of the most respected and talked about companies in the world on your resume.
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>I’ve heard that the pay is Dependant on your location. Does anyone out there know what the pay is outside of Canada?
>i was a rater for 2 yrs. im currently on the 3 mth break. presently there is a freeze on hiring new raters. i know of someone waiting for re-assignment since march 2007. workforcelogic sez to follow up each month.
btw im in ontario
Does anyone know how to apply for this job??
>I applied for this job a few times but never got a response.
I think I have all they are looking for, but they do not so much as reject, just ignore my resume.
I think it has something to do with my resume, I am not projecting the information properly and I have no clue what to do.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
>They’re looking for people that have a reasonable understanding of the internet, are intelligent, and have traveled a bit internationally.
Someone who can put themselves in someone else’s point of view. I’m not sure how they determine that from a resume. I’ve had a few friends apply and so far I’m the only one to have been hired.
These friends of mine I thought would have been exactly what Google was looking for. Maybe they have too many people to pick from now.
>what do you mean by experiments? i am doing the job and something seems a bit weird about it. like its a psych test or something.
>I am starting my exam for this job tomorrow evening, and I was wondering what to expect. I’m really looking forward to making the extra cash, but I’m nervous about the actual exam. Oh and they told me that you’re paid $175 for both parts of the exam.
Thanks
>Hey Kim. It’s been a very long time since I’ve done the exam, but I remember it was pretty much like the examples that were in the manual.
I didn’t find it surprising or confusing. You do have to take your time though and make sure you read everything closely.
>Hi Demetri,
I found your blog post through extensive Googling, of course. I am very interested in this Ads Quality position and Google is hiring right now for US. If you don't mind, can you give me some pointers on how I should structure my resume? And to go a step further, if you are ok with it, would you let me view the resume that you submitted? I would appreciate any help you can give. My email is rmrrdw@gmail.com. And this message is not meant to be posted on the blog. Thanks Demetri and have a good holiday season!