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      GMAT/GRE/SAT/ACT Etc Test Prep Interview

      12 Oct 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dallas, TX
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Kaplan (Dallas, TX)

      Interview

      online application Online teach a problem that shows up on the test you are applying to be an instructor for - be sure to involve the other person (or people) in that group interview. Ask questions that are EASY to answer, ask leading questions (Kaplan focuses on class involvement and building confidence by asking questions people can answer correctly - NEVER say they are wrong, instead you are supposed to re-ask in a different way making your question even more of a leading question)... This can be awkward as you are doing this via Adobe and you don't really have access to visual aids, anything you copy and paste into the chat box loses the formatting... my solution was to draw out blackboard stuff on a piece of paper (making it BIG print so it shows up) and then put that piece of paper in front of my face so it shows up via the camera. They do NOT give you that suggestion. Be sure you time yourself as they WILL cut you off if you go beyond the time limit. YOu are expected to teach by asking questions and that makes it harder to control how long it takes to teach something if the people answering are wrong, go on and on... Then you have a pile of online videos to watch online, questions to answer. Then you have another online interview where you are asked to prepare 4 questions and teach what they tell you to teach. My interviewer was very adversarial and nasty. Think worst case obnoxious student. You are asked questions like how will you deal with a student behaviors in class including things like a students who is disinterested, not paying attention in class and then complaining about the class - realize this is all about happy customers so you CAN NOT criticize the student's behavior - instead put a positive spin on it, how you'd draw them back in, etc. Nothing is ever the student's fault - it is your problem to make them happy. Other questions are about things like how to help a student who just doesn't get it when the rest of the class does get it (as they are anal about following the class guide for how much time you spend on each class component you need to include offering time outside of class to help them, try to sell - don't use the word sell - them tutoring outside of class, you will get criticized if you spend too much time in class on one student's problems because you have to stick to the class guide you are given with specifies how much time to spend on each thing). You also get stupid questions about if you won the lottery what would you do with the money - they have right answers in mind. I stated that I would get a lot of pleasure giving money away to good causes and that apparently was not the right answer based on how the interviewer responded. I'd suspect a right answer would be starting a business, showing you are a go getter... Pay is somewhat negotiable - their range is $20-45/hr. Be aware that much of what you do is at close to minimum wage. You only get paid these wages when you actually teach class. They do pay you to prepare for class (they have guidelines), during the training process which is part of the protracted, drawn out interview process (but again close to minimum wage).

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