Tutor applicants have rated the interview process at Kumon with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tutor roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 138 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kumon overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kumon as a Tutor according to 138 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Background check: 6%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Kumon (North Surrey, BC) in Jun 2009
Interview
After applying in-person, I was asked to come back for a math/reading test. After few days, I had interview with two managers for about 15 minutes. The questions involved around my education background, why I want to be working at Kumon, and whether or not I like teaching, and kids. They were quite happy that I decided to apply for this position as I am a math major and typically high school students apply for positions here.
1 on 1 discussing past experience especially working with kids, tutoring, communication styles, hypothetical situations with your students. They also have you take a test to see where you should be placed
1. It was a brief phone call it figure out a schedule whether you can come in to taken an exam.
2. Ones you complete the exam, they will let you know if you are right for the position.
There is an application submission, brief interview, basic math/reading assessment, discussion of availability and responsibilities, possible training session, then hiring decision based on communication skills, accuracy, and ability to work with children.