How to Become a Tutor at GMAT Ninja
GMAT Ninja has been around since 2009, and our founder, Charles, has worked as a GMAT tutor and classroom teacher since (gulp!) 2001. We’re growing and evolving as a company, but our goal has never been growth for its own sake. There are plenty of successful test-prep companies that pursue growth at the expense of quality and perhaps even integrity; we’ve never wanted to become one of them.
Instead, we hire tutors and pursue new projects only when we know that they’ll be GREAT, and only when they provide something new and special for test-takers. If you join us, we’d invite you to collaborate on projects that you find fulfilling and inspiring and enjoyable.
As we grow, we’ll continue working on the following projects:
Honest GMAT and GRE guides and practice resources that avoid the gimmicks and empty promises often found in test-prep resources
GMAT and GRE instructional videos
Pro-bono teaching and curriculum services for schools and non-profit education organizations
In other words: we want to make sure that our work as educators has breadth and life to it. We want you to be a part of creating something new and exciting – and we’ll never want you to be an occasionally-bored, punch-the-clock employee.
And in addition to fun education-related projects, you probably want to know about…
THE Benefits of workinG as a GMAT tutor
We’ll train you to be one of the very best GMAT tutors in the industry. Large test-prep companies tend to teach a narrow curriculum, and they like to “script” their teachers. We want you to be yourself, and develop your own awesome style. In other words, we’ll work hard to make you the best possible version of yourself.
You’ll get to work with a handful of the world’s most brilliant stand-up comedians. OK, maybe not. Fine: definitely not. But we’re fun, nice people who try to keep things interesting.
The lifestyle of a GMAT tutor is pretty great: you’d have a flexible schedule, and sessions can usually be conducted via Skype. So if you’re a traveler or a filmmaker or a novelist or a food blogger or something, tutoring can be an amazing way to support your other passions.
The pay isn’t bad, either: if you’re successful, you’ll ultimately earn far more than tutors at any large test-prep company. You can expect to earn a minimum of $120/hr. for time spent tutoring with us.
What about the GRE and Executive assessment?
The Executive Assessment (EA) is produced by the same organization that publishes the GMAT, and the EA covers almost exactly the same content as the GMAT. So once you master the art of GMAT tutoring, you’ll be prepared to jump into the EA , too.
In the long run, we also expect all of our tutors to teach the GRE, since nearly all of the core skills for GMAT tutoring translate easily to the GRE. Because GMAT is still the more popular test among our students — and because it’s the more challenging test for both students and tutors — we usually start tutors with the GMAT first, and add the GRE to their toolkits later.
Did you make it through that long rant about how to become a tutor with us? You’re still awake? If you’re interested in finding out more, click below to learn about the qualities we’re looking for in a GMAT and GRE tutor: