Interview experiences

What the real interview was like

Short accounts from people who sat AI-training interviews and tests on Mercor, micro1, Outlier and more.

Each one is told in our own words, from a post the candidate shared publicly.

AI trainer applicant

Invisible · Mar 2026 · Data annotation and evaluation

An applicant who found an Invisible role on LinkedIn was asked to complete several AI-run assessments. They took many hours over several days and did not seem to match the job.

Community report, paraphrased
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How it ran

Applied through a job posting.
Several AI-run assessments spread over several days.

What was asked

Long assessments that felt unrelated to the advertised job.

What the interviewer or test was like

Run by AI, not people.
Unpaid and spread across several days.

Tips

Ask how long the unpaid assessments are before committing.

Outcome

No further contact afterwards.

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