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blackman75



Joined: 17 Aug 2015
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:24 pm    Post subject: VIPKID Reply with quote
Hi everyone. I am new to these boards, so thanks in advance for everyone's help.


Is there anyone that works for or has worked for VIPKID? They advertise online positions on Dave's ESL Cafe but search as I might I can't seem to find any teachers that have worked for or are working for them. No reviews or hits on Google rather than from the company's website. Any help, advice or input on them would be appreciated.
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talentedcrayon



Joined: 19 Mar 2013
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Your best bet is to ask them if you can speak to a former teacher. This comes with its own caveat... they will obviously give you the contact information of someone with a positive opinion or someone who is too scared to give you the truth...
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JB140767



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="talentedcrayon"]Your best bet is to ask them if you can speak to a former teacher. This comes with its own caveat... they will obviously give you the contact information of someone with a positive opinion or someone who is too scared to give you the truth...[/quote

So - getting obviously bogus information is the best bet?
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blackman75



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You both make a good point. That is why I was asking here. Seems like I would get more truthful information from someone on these forums.
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blackman75



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just went through the interview and I got turned down with 11 years experience. Their feedback and reason for not offering me a position was over such trivial things. I understand they want things done in a certain way but the things I was turned down for were things that are normally covered in training. Oh well.
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ginocox



Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:39 am    Post subject: Is GMail suspicious? Reply with quote
They have a opening listed on another board. I must admit to being skeptical of an organization that provides Internet based instruction, but uses GMail.
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blackman75



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:25 am    Post subject: Re: Is GMail suspicious? Reply with quote
ginocox wrote:
They have a opening listed on another board. I must admit to being skeptical of an organization that provides Internet based instruction, but uses GMail.


I don't see that they use Gmail. Where do you see that?
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Hermosillo



Joined: 17 Jun 2014
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Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
blackman75 wrote:
Just went through the interview and I got turned down with 11 years experience. Their feedback and reason for not offering me a position was over such trivial things. I understand they want things done in a certain way but the things I was turned down for were things that are normally covered in training. Oh well.


I was also turned down, with well above average credentials. Here in Thailand, it's always "style over substance," so maybe it's the same there. It occurred to me that they were looking for studio production type demonstrations to use in their curriculum. I can't think of anything they hate more than paying for intellectual property. They have software/hardware problems, and general internet issues in China. It will always cost you. They will keep hiring, no matter how many idle teachers they have. If they had wanted me to use a puppet; they should have told me so. They absolutely fit into the profile of someone that needs to pay first. The second interview, the lady makes a huge stink about the clarity of my webcam....and I admit it is 8 years old and only 1 Mp, but there are 200 computer stores within five miles of here. The videos they told me to watch were laughable.
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blackman75



Joined: 17 Aug 2015
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hermosillo wrote:
blackman75 wrote:
Just went through the interview and I got turned down with 11 years experience. Their feedback and reason for not offering me a position was over such trivial things. I understand they want things done in a certain way but the things I was turned down for were things that are normally covered in training. Oh well.


I was also turned down, with well above average credentials. Here in Thailand, it's always "style over substance," so maybe it's the same there. It occurred to me that they were looking for studio production type demonstrations to use in their curriculum. I can't think of anything they hate more than paying for intellectual property. They have software/hardware problems, and general internet issues in China. It will always cost you. They will keep hiring, no matter how many idle teachers they have. If they had wanted me to use a puppet; they should have told me so. They absolutely fit into the profile of someone that needs to pay first. The second interview, the lady makes a huge stink about the clarity of my webcam....and I admit it is 8 years old and only 1 Mp, but there are 200 computer stores within five miles of here. The videos they told me to watch were laughable.


Yeah the videos are dumb. After the first interview (which I passed the second time) I am wondering why I have to do this stupid practicum. Full class no pay and after all the training which isn't paid until you get hired!
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Hermosillo



Joined: 17 Jun 2014
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
According to www.scamaudit.com, the site gets 90 visitors per day...so maybe they only have 10-20 students. Also, the pay is almost too good to be true, compared with what some of the others are paying. OKPANDA is paying 1.50 USD for a 25 minute lesson.
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