VIPKid / VIPTeacher is hiring (July 2024) BUT I'm a bit confused...

In this video I share the official VIPTeacher / VIPKid announcement that they are hiring as of July 2024. I did end up getting a live demo invite so it seems that it just takes a week or so to hear back.

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0:00 - Video intro
02:16 - VIPTeacher Requirements
03:05 - VIPTeacher hiring process
05:02 - VIPTeacher Pay
05:30 - Passing the demo
06:10 - Why I’m still confused
09:11 - Final thoughts

[younglearnerscurriculumflix]

Thanks, Tim as It is always smart to have both contracts from several companies and my own personal private students, it is a great way to fill-up those empty slots. I started with lower paying contracts like Cambly $10 per hour, Cambly Kids $12 per hour. I also have worked with companies in Korea audio classes $15 per hour and Korean video classes at $17 per hour and then replaced them all with a higher paying contract and I get $22 per 50 minutes. What I've learned from working with companies is It's so much better to diversify your portfolio and NEVER EVER PUT ALL YOUR EGGS in ONE Basket.

[anthonynales]

I worked on VIP kid from 2018-2021. After the regulations I worked on Open English then Cambly Kids. I was surprised to find most of my students were from mainland China. I opened up slots with VIP Kid, thanks for the info!

[sean]

$14 an hour is misleading. You have to consider preparation time for each class and student, feedback forms, etc. It’s a shame most companies pay such little money, it’s clear that the company is pocketing most of the money that students / parents pay.

[cyndig]

Me too! I have majority hot spots open for many months with maybe 3 booked a week and even on weekends there were a few. Makes no sense !

[theadventuresofnoahandmike]

Vip did not give me info about the lesson that i would use in the interview. The evaluator ended up canceling a few minutes before my interview. This sounds like a red flag. I prepared for weeks for this, and the interview times are really early or really late. It can be tough doing this when my family is sleeping. We live in a small apartment.

[zuf]

Hey Tim, greetings from Pakistan❤️
I created account a month ago. Then I procrastinated, I passed the application test today, like your experience, I haven't got any response from them.

[kristirobertson]

Tim, I had a similar experience, but I didn't use a fake account to sign up. I used my original VIPKid account (now called VIPTeacher) and saw that there were many jobs on the Job Board. I applied for quite a few of them, but after I passed the quizzes, there was no indication that I was now "certified" to teach those classes (no email confirmation, no badge showing I had earned the certification, etc.). I'm also a bit confused, but figured I'd wait to see if I get any emails in the next few days. I have not seen or heard of re-doing a mock lesson after my originally being hired with VIPKid back in 2018.

[Shannon.Hazleton]

I find it really bizarre that they aren’t hiring from a handful of states… VIP always has quirks that amuse or confuse me 😆 But having lived in China, I guess it shouldn’t surprise me.

[onlineeslteachertutorials]

You didn't do anything wrong. They just don't make anything clear, as usual. You basically wait to see if they invite you to do a demo (about 3 days). No email means you don't get a demo. Although I've seen many teachers schedule a demo, but then no one from the company even showed up. I've yet to see a single teacher get hired or even be able to complete the process.

[gmaggiev]

No, Tim it's not you. I tried to apply weeks ago about 3-4 months ago and it has been the same thing. I am still confused.

[shakhloismoilova]

Hello. I still didn't get it. Does the teacher profile stay still even I passed the tests from the courses on job board. How could the teacher know whether he is hired or not, how does it look like actually

[ocolin]

I made a profile, including a one minute demo lesson, applied for 2 jobs and passed both tests just last week. On Monday I had a request for a live demo lesson. I have no idea if that means all 25 minutes is demo? There was no additional information given to me. I am doing this "lesson" next Thursday. If anyone understands what this 25 minutes entails, I would appreciate it.

[Kingaymane]

Did they hire the Morroccan and how to collect kids to teach them

[wisdomabn]

Dear Sir Tim,

I kindly request your assistance in recommending an online ESL school suitable for non-native English speakers from English-speaking countries in Africa. Thank you for your help.

[rachelw]

I'm wanting to apply to this and possibly a couple of other online teaching platforms. I don't have a TESOL certificate, just one through International Open Academy which I'm not sure counts. But my Bachelor's degree is in Early Childhood Education, so would I qualify? I dont have any online teaching experience. And thank you so much for you videos. They have been truly helpful.

[LS-uwcc]

I have a Bachelor's of Elementary Education Degree from Canada, I'm a native English speaking Canadian. I am just working on my 180 hours TEFL level 5 cert (CETLA equivalent). Can I send in a demo video before I finish my TESL certificate or should I apply after I finish?

[saniakanwal]

I have applied to Vipkid but did not received any response its been almost 1 month.what should i do now?

[mr.piechipsandbakedbeans]

If I am British do you think they would hire me if I used American English and put on a mid-western American accent ?

[angelmarixonabayon]

Hi! Do you have any recommendations for ESL that using mobile phone aside from palfish

[marcususa]

25 minute demo lesson? I am not really in support of this. I taught in Japan, Korea, and China (during the better years}, and one thing I learned was teachers are treated as being expendable. For online, this can get worse, much worse. How do you collect if they don't pay? I would join an online teaching company only if I could demo to a real student, not a made up 25 minute one. I did do something like that in China for a certificate at a college, and yes it was a pleasure to work with college students pretending to be high school students (which was my target area). They also pretended to be first graders for other teachers which was funny at times.

The second aspect is comradery between teachers. If I worked with 5 teachers native to the country I taught in, communication barriers were easily dealt with. As the years went on, China in particular decided to ONLY match up one teacher with the foreigner. This led to a lot of tension when the only one teacher you had to sort out differences with could not comprehend your style of teaching. I saw teachers come and leave schools with ridiculous expectations placed on them.

I feel the better solution is to have a set curriculum everyone can start off from. Yes, I have my own lessons, but if the school were to initially work as a unit with the same lessons it would provide a common "page" people are working from. Then you could modify it. That's why this 25 demo thing kinda irks me, because how do/would they know in the grand scheme of things where that lesson fits in my curriculum? If I work with a student year round, they keep coming back because they know the path I am taking with them. If I substitute for another teacher, well, that usually falls apart because they aren't staying with me in the long run . I can't say, "Remember two months ago, we did...."

It ends up being treated like a restaurant and beauty contest.