There was no interview process for this position. I did not speak to anyone from the company in the process of applying. After submitting the application materials (cover letter and resume), I was informed that I had received an offer. The offer letter had information about training schedules.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Smarthinking
Entretien
I never spoke with anyone at Smarthinking. The interview process was conducted online, and they emailed me afterwards and asked me to write a sample markup of a student's essay. The instructions they provided were wordy and unclear. The online forum was a bit of a mess (the student's essay looked like it was shown in 8 pt. font, and the text boxes were frustrating to format correctly. If I copied and pasted a section of the essay to show the student something specific, then my font size ballooned up to something huge).
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They provide you with a long, muddled list of guidelines to follow. They also request that you try to complete the markup within 30-45 minutes (this time limit seems to be their main point of contention but isn't something that's stressed heavily in the instructions, and there's no indication that you might be timed during your markup).
Ultimately, I wasn't offered a position. I have a Bachelor's degree, so maybe I wasn't what they were looking for at the time. Smarthinking brags that 90% of their tutors have Master's or P.h.D's.
Like others on this site have said, completing a paper review in half an hour is stressful and somewhat unrealistic. I know I didn't finish my sample markup in 30 minutes (possibly the reason I wasn't offered the job). You're reading and re-reading a student's paper, scanning for all types of mistakes, and writing comments meant to teach the student WHY something is incorrect rather than just calling attention to something that is incorrect (it's a solid teaching strategy but not something that's easily done under a time limit).
In my opinion, this company pushes quantity over quality. If I were a student and I paid for this type of service, I wouldn't want my paper reviewed by this company. They can't look at your work in its entirety and deliver thorough writing advice - it's just not possible.
I researched Smarthinking, and I would say don't apply for this job if you are considering this as your main source of income. The pay is minimum wage or slightly above minimum wage. If you have a college degree, like they are asking for, then you're most likely overqualified for this type of work anyway.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez Smarthinking (Los Angeles, CA) en avr. 2017
Entretien
I had a series of papers to work on. They wanted to see if I could help the students with their papers. It took a long time from the interview in April to being hired in September due Pearson being in the UK. The company used a company in the Philippines to do the background check, so it just took forever.
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It was just a background check and to clear my degrees.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Smarthinking
Entretien
I never actually talked with anyone. They asked me complete a sample markup of a paper. I was offered the position quickly, but actually getting the job took months because it took forever for my hiring paperwork to be processed.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
They just asked me to do a sample markup of a paper. About a half hour after submitting my markup, they replied with the job offer.
