If you don't mind working for "the man" this looks like a decent, low
impact, gig. Please write Erin (email below) directly if you're
interested.
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From: "St. Pierre, Erin" <[email protected]>
Date: June 8, 2010 4:05:25 PM PDT
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Interesting Project - BING - Any referrals?
Hi Joseph,
I have a unique position that I’m sending out to see if you know
anyone who might be interested. This role is with the BING team at
MS, being a data labeling judge. Essentially, they are looking for
competent candidates to categorize BING’s search results.
Now, this isn’t the sexiest of jobs, but it’s a fulltime position
that offers full benefits. If you know someone that has been hit
during the recession and needs something to do, this is a GREAT role
for him or her. The pay is $15/hr and they are looking for all
types of people, any age, any background. The main requirement is
that they would need someone resilient and competent using popular
search engines.
Please let me know if you know someone who would be interested. We
have a great referral program! The full job description is below.
Thanks,
Erin
Bing Search is a world class web search portal with millions of
users per day. The Commerce Search Relevance team has a need to
perform measurements on web data. The role will require you to put
yourself in our users place: to understand their queries and the
results. Judging which results are best and why. You will be
responsible for collecting, tagging/labeling contents (web results
and documents) for use as index entries to help improve the quality
of search results. You will also be verifying and entering data into
a database using custom software or tools.
Reason for the work:
We have a constant need to generate new training data for and
measure the results of the Commerce Search engine. For that we need
web analysts who can provide the necessary human judgment component.
Summary of work to be done:
Analyzing and researching query terms and results to understand the
customer’s intent and improve search results creating a better
customer experience. Analyst needs to be able to take vague
instruction and generate relevant results.
Group Culture:
High-pace, goal oriented, driven team. We care about the quality of
the product.
Day to Day work:
1) Query Judgment – Judging relevancy of search results based
on query terms. e.g. query “Sears Paint”, judge the following
products as perfect match, somewhat relevant or not relevant at all:
Paint brush, XYZ paint.
2) Product Categorization – Classify search terms based on a
database of set categories.
3) Error Reduction Work – Proofreading product titles,
descriptions, and images.
4) Product Matching – grouping similar items
5) Ad hoc Projects
Additional Skills:
The ability to self-pace and prioritize work. Exercise a flexible
mind-set, trying to understand user intent and achieve agreement
among fellow analysts. Attention to detail.
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Erin St. Pierre
Agent - Interactive Design
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