u/tresorsdecoco9l

How many students do you think you need to be a full-time tutor?

Shall we go around the table? Whether it's on Superprof or other platforms!

ive been going back and forth on this for months and i cant make up my mind so im just gonna ask

ive done both as a tutor. started in person, moved mostly online during covid, now i offer both on Superprof and honestly the split in what students request surprises me every time. thought everyone would want to go back to in person once they could but its like 60/40 online still maybe even more

heres where im genuinely torn

in person feels more real somehow. you can read the room, notice when someone zones out, draw stuff on actual paper, theres just something about being in the same space that feels more focused. also no technical issues which sounds minor until your student freezes mid explanation for the 3rd time in a session

but online is just so much more practical its not even funny. no commute, flexible scheduling, can pull up literally anything on screen instantly, record sessions if the student wants to rewatch something. ive had students make more progress online than they ever did in person and i still dont fully understand why

i think it might depend on the subject tbh. languages and maths feel fine online to me. anything more hands on or with a younger kid, in person probably wins

but im curious what other people actually think, both tutors and students. do you have a strong preference or does it just depend. and if youve tried both did one clearly work better for you or is it more complicated than that

not trying to start a fight just genuinely cant figure out what the right answer is here lol

Salut,

Je suis actuellement étudiant en école d’ingénieur en région parisienne (je préfère ne pas donner le nom de l’école) et j’aimerais trouver un petit job étudiant à côté de mes études.

Mon emploi du temps est assez chargé, donc je cherche surtout quelque chose de flexible, idéalement le week-end ou quelques heures par semaine.

Pour ceux qui ont déjà été dans une situation similaire : comment avez-vous trouvé votre job étudiant ? Indeed, candidatures directement en magasin, bouche-à-oreille, agences, LinkedIn, sites spécialisés ?

Et quel type de job vous semble le plus compatible avec une école d’ingénieur assez prenante : supermarché, restauration, cours particuliers, baby-sitting, accueil, etc. ?

Merci pour vos retours !

so my current setup is basically i charge more on the commission platforms to compensate for what they take, and less on Superprof since theres no commission so i keep everything anyway. made total sense in my head when i set it up

then i mentioned this to a tutor friend last week and she looked at me like i was insane lol. she does the exact same rate everywhere, her logic being consistency and not having to think about it, and also something about how it feels weird to value your time differently depending on where the student found you

and now im genuinely not sure whos right

like on one hand my logic is pretty straightforward, if a platform takes 25% i just build that into the rate so i actually take home the same amount per hour regardless of where the booking comes from. feels efficient

on the other hand maybe students compare across platforms sometimes? and if they find you cheaper on one than another thats a bit odd. or maybe nobody actually does that and im overthinking it completely

also separate question but related, for those who raised their rates at some point, did anything actually bad happen? i keep hearing you should raise rates as you get more experienced and reviews build up but im lowkey scared of losing students over it. did people actually leave or did it mostly go fine

genuinely curious how other tutors handle this, feels like one of those things nobody talks about openly but everyone has an opinion on

Hi everyone,

I might be starting an apprenticeship in recruitment for my master's degree (M1), but I'm honestly really stressed about it.

The problem is that I've never done this kind of work before. I've never recruited people, conducted interviews, or called candidates or companies. On top of that, I'm quite introverted.

Originally, I was hoping to find an apprenticeship in payroll. But at the same time, I've never worked in payroll either, so I don't have any more experience in that field.

I mostly feel like I don't match the skills or responsibilities listed in any apprenticeship posting. Every time I read a job description, I think, "I've never done that" or "I don't know how to do that." It makes me worry that I won't be good enough, no matter what position I apply for.

So I'm wondering if I'm putting too much pressure on myself, or if this is a normal feeling.

Were any of you in the same situation before your first apprenticeship or internship? Did you also worry about not being good enough even though you'd never done those tasks in a professional setting? How did it turn out in the end?

Thanks in advance for your replies :)