First steps before the interview are a scam - Controller VIPKid Employee Review

1.0
Mar 15, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

This company seems legit based on thousands of good reviews of current teachers, and the timing between the application, the interview and demo class, the feedback and the final decision are very fast, less than a week.

Cons

They attract people to apply with this advertisement of a women just sitting in front a computer and it's NOTHING LIKE that!!! You have to spend several hours preparing yourself with complimentary material and practicing to give a class with a PPT presentation in an irreal time (they'll ditch you if you don't finish in ten minutes even when their class examples of the same presentation are way longer than that), and also they will ask you for a FULL SET in your home (if you just display a plain background as we see in their adds you are out)!! People without kids, will need to invest lots of money buying a Map, big letters, a giant board, big numbers, puppets, cards with cartoons, the perfect light system, the highest speed internet connection (work from everywhere? Not true!!!) etc, etc,etc, because their expectations are way higher than what they ask for at the beginning. If you aren't a licensed teacher with ISL, DON'T EVEN TRY. In my case I haven't have any of them, they told you that's a requirement AFTER you fill an application with all your personal information, and even when I hold back they give me a phone call, and they convinced me to do the interview saying that my bachelor's and master's degree where enough. That wasn't true. As a highly educated professional, I have the feeling that the recruitment employees of Vipkid have "quote" of interviews, and they get paid for every person they drag to the interview, at the high expense of time and resources of the victims of their fake advertisement. Check out the TONS of hard evidence out there, I found after the interview a lot of YouTube videos explaining what I experienced first hand.

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VIPKid Response
7y
We apologize for the negative experience that occurred during your application process, and we are working to make sure no miscommunication happens again in the future. You are welcome to check more information via https://t.vipkid.com.cn/mkt/opportunity or email us at teachvip@vipkid.com.cn if you have further questions.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Easy to do from home. No commute, no child care, no savvy business clothes, no commuting in the snow, and the best part is every day is "bring your cat to work day!" My cat, Bootsie, loves my job as much as I do! No kidding, I've had parents post reviews on my cat! The kids love it! Payment is once a month. I don't mind that because then it its a big check. You know what to expect and money is in the account on time. I love the children I teach. It is amazing how close you get to the family from the other side of the world!

Cons

You'll read that there is not enough work. I don't think that is accurate. I've been with VIPKID going on six months. My first contract is at an end. My first month I made $55.00. The next month I more than doubled that, and every month after has been going higher and higher. I am now teaching about five hours a day and making very good money for wearing pajama bottoms and an orange t-shirt. My monthly is in the four figure range. The thing is you have to give the parents a reason to schedule with you. Sitting around waiting for bookings to come is not good. You won't get far teaching only trial students; although, trial students become regular students and they will remember your smiling face. The trick to getting more bookings is to take advantages of their certifications in different areas. In November I got certified to do the major courses and my schedule is now completely and totally packed. I literally have a very full schedule, teaching around eleven classes a day. You hear a lot of complaints about missing classes. When you teach, even at a school, attendance is important. As far as online schools go, VIPKID is the most liberal. I could have worked with DaDaAbc and made a lot more money. Their attendance policy is HORRENDOUS! You are locked into a schedule that will not vary, cannot travel. I have two homes and I could only teach at one. My travel was stopped. VIPKID encourages their teachers to live a life. Its great stories for the kids. When I am at my place in Brooklyn, they are pretty amazed to see NYC. My students get to see a variety of things, which VIPKID was pretty smart to encourage their teachers to live a life.

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VIPKid Response
8y
We are honored that you love using our platform! Thank you so much!
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