More updatia.

[jolantru]

So, I apparently signed on a tutor in tuition-mad Singapore. I still have doubts about it though, I admit. The orientation to new staff felt like a sales pitch and tutors have to market themselves like property agents. Revenue comes in by word of mouth (i.e, how well you perform as a tutor). It smells like a MLM here, doesn't it?

I am still throwing out resumes though. :P

October is where I start to feel the year slowing down and myself going inwards more.

Comments

[skyfiery]

I totally understand what you mean. I'm somewhat dreading starting to teach tuition too, but I think I'll just give it a try and quit if I find it really doesn't suit me.

Take care!

[jolantru]

I will probably give a try first, though the terms and conditions made me twitchy.

Thanks there and congrats on becoming a certified NLP practitioner! :)

[skyfiery]

Yeah...funny how tuition centers nowadays have very dubious T&Cs...makes my skin crawl.

And thank you. :)

[delfinnium]

I've always thought that being a tuition teacher in Singapore was the 'last resort' kind of thing... on the other hand the hours can be very flexible if you do it private instead of with a school, as with Piano teaching. Unfortunately there's still a lot of the word-of-mouth you have to do and your own advertising so eargh.

Good luck with your job searching though! In many ways tuition teaching is so much more flexible than working in a company or a school. :)

[jolantru]

This tuition agency apparently wants to lift the status of tuition teachers - tutoring as a legit full-time job. True that the hours can be very flexible.

Thanks though. :)

[delfinnium]

Hmmm. Aren't tuition teachers already a legit full-time job? :P

I guess it depends on whether you're working in a school or not, though. Do they insist on teaching certification as well?

[jolantru]

Yep, definitely they did. Quite particular on teaching certification.