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On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Joseph Gray <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *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. > > ________________________________________ > > *Erin St. Pierre* > Agent - Interactive Design > *A Q U E N T* > http://www.aquent.us/go/ErinStPierre > 206-883-2845 > > Follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/AquentErin > Join me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/erinstpierre > > Refer a candidate to Aquent and get more than a "thank you." Ask me how! > > > > > -*-*--**---***-----*****--------******** > Harvard & Roy Arts Council > list options: > http://grauwald.com/mailman/listinfo/hrac_grauwald.com > -*-*--**---***-----*****--------******** > -*-*--**---***-----***** > -*-*--**---*** > -*-*--** > -*-* > -* > >
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