Fast Facts

Join Handshake as a Telemarketer Professional, contributing to an exciting AI research project by evaluating AI models based on your professional expertise without needing prior AI experience.

Responsibilities: Develop prompts for AI models in your field, evaluate model responses, and provide structured feedback to improve AI understanding.

Skills: Strong communication and evaluation skills; ability to work independently and assess content related to workplace tasks and language.

Qualifications: At least 4 years of professional experience in relevant fields such as sales, customer service, or market research is required.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Compensation: $50 - $50 / Hourly

Overview

Handshake is recruiting Telemarketer Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

Details

• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs
• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field
• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.

Qualifications

• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
• Contact businesses or private individuals by telephone to solicit sales for goods or services, or to request donations for charitable causes.
• Obtain customer information such as name, address, and payment method, and enter orders into computers.
• Explain products or services and prices, and answer customer questions.
• Record names, addresses, purchases, and reactions of prospects contacted.
• Maintain records of contacts, accounts, and orders.
• Answer telephone calls from potential customers who respond to advertisements.
• Deliver prepared sales talks, reading from scripts that describe products or services, to persuade potential customers to make a purchase or donation.
• Telephone or write letters to respond to customer correspondence or follow up on initial sales contacts.
• Adjust sales scripts to better target the needs and interests of specific individuals.
• Obtain names and telephone numbers of potential customers from sources such as directories, magazine reply cards, and purchased lists.
• Schedule appointments for sales representatives to meet with prospective customers or for customers to attend sales presentations.
• Conduct client or market surveys to obtain information about potential customers.
• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.

Application Process

• Create a Handshake account
• Upload your resume and verify your identity
• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects
• Start working and earning

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.