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      Language Specialist Interview

      9 May 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience

      Other Language Specialist interview reviews for DeepL

      Language Specialist Interview

      16 Jan 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cologne
      No offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at DeepL

      Interview

      This was a Zoom meeting. The HR person told me it would be a mere short pre-interview talk and I shouldn't prepare anything in advance. I was also given to understand this would be a one-on-one talk. However, it turned out there would be a second person present (the current language specialist), and there was a minitest. I thought I did well on it. In the end, they said they would reach me within the next couple of weeks to inform me whether I've made it to the next stage. It took them shorter than that: the HR person contacted me on the next day, telling me I didn't. When I asked for feedback, they said they weren't giving any: it's just that they had a certain "set of hard and soft skills" required from an applicant, but they can't elaborate.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Tell us about your educational and professional background" followed by a mini language test.
      Answer question
      10
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at DeepL (Cologne)

      Interview

      Never got back to me about how I did despite me following up with them. Basically just ghosted after the interview. It’s okay if I didn’t do well but I’d rather have a response saying they won’t be proceeding rather than being ghosted and just zero contact after. Seems unprofessional.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      On the spot translation and transcreation questions, complicated grammar/syntax questions
      Answer question
      3
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      DeepL response
      1y
      Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. We regret to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations and appreciate your candid feedback. We continuously strive to improve our communication and candidate experience, and we will take your input into account as we refine our processes. We appreciate your interest in DeepL and hope to have the opportunity to connect again in the future.

      Language Specialist Interview

      12 Mar 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cologne
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at DeepL (Cologne) in Nov 2023

      Interview

      My experience with DeepL went from positive to negative very quickly: They contacted me almost immediately after I submitted my CV and cover letter online, and I had three interviews over the next four weeks. At the end of the third interview, I was told I would receive a response within the next seven days – but four months later, I’m still waiting! The job ad for that particular language has now been taken down, which would imply that the position has been filled. Personally, I think it’s pretty rude not to bother telling candidates that they’ve been unsuccessful, especially once they’ve used annual leave to attend multiple interviews. It shows a lack of respect for our time and effort, and I had expected better given the generally positive reviews of DeepL on here. As for the interviews themselves, they were very intense and consisted of a series of exercises to test my foreign and native languages skills. Like other posters, I found that the interviewers tried to steer me towards giving particular answers, despite claiming to be interested in my thought processes more than my responses. Some of them also gave the impression that they really didn’t want to be there – for example, I asked one a courteous “How are you?” and she huffed and replied “Looking forward to the weekend!” (it was Thursday morning). In summary, I found my experience with DeepL disappointing and unprofessional.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are the typical errors you see in machine translation from your second language to your first language? – They liked this question so much, they asked it in all three interviews!
      Answer question
      2