Applied on Craigslist and heard back within 2 weeks. They asked for a sample paper on a subject I was familiar with, so doing the research and writing part was fairly easy for me, and I enjoyed it. I was pretty certain it was a high quality paper, and I've never received less than 95% on any writing assignments in the past. Within 2 days, though, they declined, saying, "The writing is simply not up to Ultius’ standards. Due to the nature of the work here at Ultius, it is imperative that our writers be able to follow exact guidelines, and unfortunately, your sample paper would require too much time from our editing staff to make it presentable to the client." Ouch. Wonder why my professors gave me A's then...
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Ultius response
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Thank you for offering feedback based upon your interview experience with Ultius. We are sorry to hear that you found this interchange to be a negative one as you were not offered the position. There are a few reasons why writers may not pass the initial screening for writing quality and inability to follow the prompt instructions explicitly is one of them. Although you may receive high grades in your non professional academic writing, at Ultius we must set a high standard for not only writing quality but for following instructions and meeting deadlines without fail. We encourage you to apply for the freelance writer position with us again after you have gained more experience and your writing quality has improved. Thank you for expressing your interest in writing with us and best of luck on your future work!
There really is not much to it. There was a pretty quick phone interview. They also will email you a topic and ask you to write a sample paper so they can evaluate your skills and make sure your a right fit for the company.
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Ultius (Saint Louis, MO) in Oct 2013
Interview
Quick and easy. I applied through Craigslist with my resume, a writing sample (asked for in ad) and a quick note. An Ultius editor called me in a couple of days. Talked in a chat-like style. Questions back and forth, like a conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was an easy chat with the editor over the phone. I don't remember difficult questions.
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