I had two interviews for SDI media. The first was a phone interview where I was asked to summarize my work experience. The second was an in-person interview where I was shown around the office and then asked more specific questions about my resume. I then had to take a handwritten editing and technology test that took under an hour and covered windows shortcuts, subtitle formatting, English colloquialisms, and basic grammar and spelling.

I was contacted by European Language Vendor Coordinator from Philippines, that sent me a trial test. The rate that I was offered was very low (double times lower than average in the industry) and I was said I would get it higher if I did well in the test. Exactly after 1 month of sending them the test, I got back a short email saying I my test didn't meet their requirements (no further explanation, no details, very unprofessional), even though the test was actually quite easy. Somehow my test results were excellent for the companies that could actually offer me the rates that I wanted. So I found this reasoning of SDI company very unprofessional, rude and unadequate. If you cannot afford good candidates, you should state so, without making up excuses that are irrelevant.