Stanford Youth Study — US Parents & Kids (Age 9–13)

What the program says

Mercor is recruiting participants for the Youth Well-being Project, a research study led by Stanford University in collaboration with Bocconi University, focused on how smartphones and digital tools affect children and families. The study begins October 1, 2026 — apply now to take part.

How you'll be assessed

An AI interviewer asks job-specific questions with your camera and mic on, and Mercor says this is its only screening method — there's no human-interview alternative. Your video, audio and transcript are kept and used to recommend you to employers; people enter later, when project managers review the submitted application and, for some jobs, a paid work trial before an offer.

1. 01

   Build your profile

   Create an account, upload your resume and confirm work authorization. These carry over to every later application.

2. 02

   Assessments

   Structured tasks that test your judgement on realistic work. They're reused across jobs — pass one and it counts everywhere it's required, and completing them can qualify you for work without applying to a specific listing.

3. 03

   AI interview, recorded

   An AI interviewer asks job-specific questions for about 20 minutes. Camera and mic are on, screen sharing may be required, and your video, audio and transcript are retained. You get three retakes per interview — shared across all applications, not per job.

4. 04

   Submit, then human review

   Steps can be done in any order, but nothing is looked at until you click Submit. Project managers review the application from there.

5. 05

   Work trial, on some jobs

   A single paid assessment before an offer is issued. You're paid for only one work trial ever, and accepting one automatically declines any others.