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4.5

67% would recommend to a friend

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5.0
May 20, 2015

Fantastic part-time tutoring job

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Pros

-Incredibly flexible scheduling, easy to balance with another part-time job -Rewarding job. I really feel like I'm making a difference helping students reach their test goals -Great managers. I always feel like someone has my back, and my emails are almost always answered within 24 hours -Solid raises

Cons

-It can take a month or two to get started with your first student, but after you start tutoring, you often get assigned much more work

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StudyPoint Response
10y
I'm glad you've enjoyed your time with us, and our service directors agree we need to shorten the wait time for new tutors to start work. If you have any thoughts on the best way to do that, please let me know. You can email me on g.zumas@studypoint.com Best, Greg Co-Founder & President
4.0
Apr 4, 2015

Nice culture

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Pros

Studypoint has a nice culture. The program managers seem to care about the students and the tutors.

Cons

The salary isn't very competitive.

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StudyPoint Response
10y
Thanks for your input, Greg President & Co-Founder
1.0
Mar 1, 2015

Poor materials, poor job of providing students, terrible salary

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Pros

Involved, professional managers; paid "training", and they send you materials for free; also, it's nice that it's a W-2 situation and not a 1099 for tax purposes.

Cons

1. I was hired with the promise of quick raises after a certain number of hours. They consistently advertised on Craigslist for tutors in my market, but they didn't offer me a single student for about four months, and I tutor a wide variety of commonly requested subjects. 2. They don't give you the option of refusing a student; if they assign you the student, you're stuck with them. 3. You're expected to use materials that aren't very good - the critical reading passages are downright terrible. 4. The salary as a fraction of what the student pays is appalling; I made about 15% of what the students were paying. I stopped accepting students once I learned that. They also expect a lot of preparation and outside work, but they don't pay nearly enough to justify it.

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StudyPoint Response
10y
I appreciate for your candid feedback. Thanks for recognizing that we consider our tutors W-2 employees instead of 1099 contractors, as that is a huge expense for us. We invest in our staff in this way to avoid the exact experience you mention, which is uncontrolled program quality. Companies that consider tutors contracts can't give them materials or train them. We believe that better student comes happen when you have a great tutor combined with great curricula. We do try to pay competitive tutor wages even with these added costs to us. Best Greg President & Co-Founder
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