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Which VIPKid interview is the best one to do?

You have several options for the Interview Stage with VIPKid. Which one is best?

Once you pass the basic information, VIPKid will begin sending you lots of emails, phone calls, texts, smoke signals, etc. pushing you to schedule an interview immediately. Don’t do it yet! This is not a normal interview. You have to teach a class as part of the interview and you must use their teaching style to do that. As a part of teaching that lesson, you will need to set up a simple classroom background, prepare some props and have the appropriate equipment.

You have several choices for this step: 

  • Live Interview and Simplified Demo Class: a brief interview to confirm your details and then you teach a 5-minute lesson “Me, Myself, and I” in the VIPKid classroom.
  • Recorded Interview and Simplified Demo Lesson – You’ll watch 5 short videos about the VIPKid teaching style and take a simple quiz. Then, you’ll record a short introduction and teach 3 slides. This is done on the VIPKid website.
  • Smart Demo – This interview is done completely on your smartphone on the VIPKID Teach App. It has some reading, a 5 question quiz on the reading and then you record yourself on the phone teaching one slide for 2:30.
  • Jumpstart Session – This is a new online video conference coaching session that you attend. It’s about 1.5 hours long. It is held several times a day. If you attend it, you go straight to the next step without doing an interview or demo lesson. If you don’t see the option for it or get an email about it, email them at teachvip@vipkid.com.cn and ask for an invitation to it.

I used to recommend the Live Interview but they have made some changes recently that make me now recommend the Smart Demo. The salary is determined by your education, experience and certifications. You would get the same salary no matter what interview you do, so do the quickest and easiest one. The Smart Demo only has you teach one slide so do it! The new Jumpstart is even faster!

There are other videos on my YouTube channel to help you prepare for the different interview options but there is more detailed help in the Hiring Bootcamp that is only accessible if you use my link to apply. Click here to find out how to apply.

Haven’t applied yet? Use this link: https://t.vipkid.com.cn/?refereeId=7151621&refersourceid=a01

If you’ve already applied and didn’t use a referral code or link, I can still help you with the hiring process if you add me as your referring teacher. You can do so by going on the VIPKID website where you signed up (the portal) and clicking on My Account in the top right corner. There is a place there to add a code from a referring teacher. Please enter code PENNY0008 (those are zeroes). If you are not able to add the code, message me.

Once you do this, email me at teacherpennyvipkid@gmail.com to let me know. VIPKid no longer gives me your email address so I have no way of contacting you unless you contact me. I will then give you the password to the exclusive Bootcamp part of my website. It has in-depth information and tips for the hiring process and VIPKID teaching style. It also gives you access to the coaching sessions I offer several times a week.

VIPKid: How to teach the Smart Demo slides – UPDATED!

Are you in the hiring process for VIPKid? Wondering which interview you should do? I recommend doing the Smart Demo! This is my updated video with the latest techniques that they are looking for.

VIPKid now determines your salary by your education, number of years of experience with children and certifications. How you teach is just a pass or fail and does not affect your salary. Since that is the case, do the simplest interview, the Smart Demo. In it, you only teach one slide!

You still have to know the VIPKid teaching style though, so watch this video first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4AfVCCEOc

I recently got to sit down with one of the Mock Class Mentors and ask her about what they are looking for in the interview and mock classes. She helped me understand some of the details about the process and the specifics of their criteria.

What I was teaching before wasn’t wrong, it just wasn’t exactly their idea of the ideal way to teach it.

For more help, please visit my website, http://www.hellopennydavis.com If you have not applied yet, please use this link to apply: https://www.vipkid.com/teach?partnerId=15506450

If you’ve already applied and did not use a referral code or link, I can help you more if you add my code to your application. You can do so by going on the VIPKID website where you signed up (the portal) and clicking on “My Account” in the top right corner. Where it says, “Add referral code,” please enter code PENNY0008 (Penny zero zero zero 8). You must add this before you do the demo lesson.

If you already used a referral code or link but they are not helping you, or if you can’t add my code, you can create a new account. Use a new email address and phone number and my link so I can help you!

As my referral, you get my personalized help, access to private coaching sessions and to the exclusive VIPKID Bootcamp on my website with extensive training materials to help you through the process.

Once you apply with my link or add my code, please email me at teacherpennyvipkid@gmail.com so I can send you the information to help you through the process. VIPKid no longer shares your email address with me so you have to email me.

Other videos to help you: VIPKid: how much money can you make: The New Tiered Payment System.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHkbUDrSUB4&t=2s

VIPKid: How do I get hired? January 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E52Pds2sT60&t=23s

Be sure and join my Facebook coaching group: www.facebook.com/groups/vipkidteacherswanted.

VIPKid: How much money can you make? The New Tiered

Curious about how much money you can make with VIPKid? Heard about a new payment system and curious how it works? Let me explain it all.

I walk you through how your pay is determined, the original incentive structure, the new Tiered Incentive System, how you’re paid and examples of how much you can actually make!

I give a complete written description of the new tiered payment structure and show the complete Tiered Incentive chart here: https://hellopennydavis.com/frequently-asked-questions/

For more help, please visit my website, http://www.hellopennydavis.com. If you have not applied yet, please use this link to apply: https://www.vipkid.com/teach?partnerId=15506450

If you’ve already applied and did not use a referral code or link, I can help you more if you add my code to your application. You can do so by going on the VIPKID website where you signed up (the portal) and clicking on “My Account” in the top right corner. Where it says, “Add referral code,” please enter code PENNY0008 (Penny zero zero zero 8). You must add this before you do the demo lesson.

If you already used a referral code or link but they are not helping you, you can’t switch but you can create a new account. Use a new email address and phone number and my link so I can help you! As my referral, you get my personalized help, access to private coaching sessions and to the exclusive VIPKID Bootcamp on my website with extensive training materials to help you through the process.

Once you apply with my link or add my code, please email me at teacherpennyvipkid@gmail.com so I can send you the information to help you through the process. VIPKid no longer shares your email address with me so you have to email me.

Other videos to help you: Understanding the VIPKid teacher style

How to apply for VIPKid and make sure you pass

Be sure and join my Facebook coaching group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/vipkidteacherswanted.

VIPKid Sent me to China! Part 3: Sunday Worship and Meeting my Students!

In June of 2019, I found out that I had been chosen as a Top Community Contributor for VIPKid and had won a trip to Beijing! The trip was August 14-22, 2019 and was absolutely amazing!

I’ll tell you all about the trip in these videos!

This is Part 3: Sunday Worship and Meeting my Students

VIPKid Sent me to China! Part 1 – Getting there and VIPKid Day.

In June of 2019, I found out that I had been chosen as a Top Community Contributor for VIPKid and had won a trip to Beijing! The trip was August 14-22, 2019 and was absolutely amazing!

I’ll tell you all about the trip in these videos! This is Part 1 – “Getting There and VIPKid Day” when we toured the VIPKid offices.

Stay tuned for more videos soon!

Interested in teaching for VIPKid? For more help, please visit my website, www.vipkidteacherswanted.com

If you have not applied yet, please use this link to apply: https://tinyurl.com/pennyvipkid

If you’ve already applied and did not use a referral code or link, I can help you more if you add my code to your application. You can do so by going on the VIPKID website where you signed up (the portal) and clicking on “My Account” in the top right corner. There is a place there to add a code from a referring teacher. Please enter code PENNY0008 (Penny zero zero zero 8).

Once you do this, let me know and I will send you more information to help you through each step.

If you already used a referral code or link but they are not helping you, you can’t switch but you can create a new account. Use a new email address and phone number and my link so I can help you! As my referral, you get my personalized help, access to private coaching sessions and to the exclusive VIPKID Bootcamp on my website with extensive training materials to help you through the process.

You can email me at teacherpennyvipkid@gmail.com

VIPKid: What Reward System do I use for the Interview and Mock Class?

There is so much confusion on reward systems with VIPKid! Should I use the built-in reward, an external reward, stars, no stars, external reward plus stars? AAaaarrrrrggghhhh!

I have helped hundreds get hired with VIPKid and have seen some changes in what the mock mentors are looking for over the past few months. I want to help you understand rewards and which ones work best so you can get the highest scores and get hired quicker. These are tips for the interview and mock classes as well as for when you start teaching. It’s for any VIPKid teacher!

If you hear conflicting info in my past videos, know that this is the most up to date info that I am getting from my teachers going through the process now!

If you are looking for some of the printable rewards mentioned in the video, please look here: Printable Rewards.

For more help, please visit my website: http://www.vipkidteacherswanted.com If you have not applied yet, please use this link to apply: https://tinyurl.com/pennyvipkid

If you’ve already applied and did not use a referral code or link, I can help you more if you add my code to your application. You can do so by going on the VIPKID website where you signed up (the portal) and clicking on “My Account” in the top right corner. There is a place there to add a code from a referring teacher. Please enter code PENNY0008 (Penny zero zero zero 8). Once you do this, let me know and I will send you more information to help you through each step.

If you already used a referral code or link but they are not helping you, you can’t switch but you can create a new account. Use a new email address and phone number and my link so I can help you! As my referral, you get my personalized help, access to private coaching sessions and to the exclusive VIPKID Bootcamp on my website with extensive training materials to help you through the process.

You can email me at teacherpennyvipkid@gmail.com

What do I do? Student No Show or Tech Problems

We’ve all shown up for a class, click “Start Class” and then not have a student there. Panic mode sets in! Am I in the right class? Will it be a no show? Do I contact the Firemen? Oh, there they are? What? They can’t hear me! I can’t hear them. Now what?

I’m going to walk you through the procedures to follow in the event of a no show or tech problems on the student’s side or on VIPKid’s side.

To screenshot on a Mac – Apple key (cmd) and 3.
To screenshot on a Windows computer – Windows key and PRT SCR.

Hold on to the screenshots until you have been paid for the previous month’s classes then delete them. Or keep them, just in case!

VIPKid: Top 10 Must Have Props

I love to use props to enhance my lessons. Whether it’s a silly hat, a flashcard, or plastic fruit, having some basic props helps you teach.

Some people are prop minimalists and only use a set of flashcards and whiteboard. Others have rooms full of props. I fall somewhere in the middle but still have way too many!

When I first started, I thought I just HAD to have all these super complicated props. I couldn’t teach without ALL the animals and ALL the food and…and….

Yeah, that’s just part of them. Seriously, I need to downsize!

Don’t fall into that trap when you are new. You don’t have to have everything! Keep it basic and expand over time.

Now, at 2300+ classes, I find that I reach for the same props over and over. So this is my list of my top 10 favorite props. Some of them are a category and include similar items.

Spoiler alert: my #1 favorite props are digital props. I am a huge fan of Google Slides digital props and use them in almost every lesson! They are Google Slides presentations that have already been prepared by other teachers and go along with every lesson. You can display them on your phone or tablet and hold it up to the video camera or use a program like ManyCam or CamTwist to show it as a part of your video feed.

For more info on Google Slides for VIPKid, join this Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vipkidgs

Another tip that’s not in the video: if you print lots of stuff, consider getting an HP printer that uses their “Instant Ink” program. For a small monthly fee they keep you supplied in ink in advance of running out. You can choose plans with just a few pages or lots and anything unused, rolls over to the next month. Use this link and get a free month for both of us! try.hpinstantink.com/lRQ2g

So what say you? What are your favorite props? Leave me a comment here or on my YouTube video!

Do you qualify to teach with VIPKid?

Wondering if you have what it takes to teach for VIPKid? Do you meet the basic requirements for the company and the government?

I’ll walk you through those requirements in this video. Then, if you meet those requirements, I’ll tell you how to fill out the basic application for VIPKid to make sure you pass their screening.

Do you qualify? Great! Click this link to apply!

Boost your bookings with a Summer Showroom video!

VIPKid introduced the Summer Showroom videos this week! These are teacher submitted videos that will be featured on VIPKid’s website, in advertising, social media, etc.

These could help you get bookings as the parents and students will see them and hopefully book you for a class!

What are you good at? Are you the prop queen and have some amazing prop you want to share? Do you live somewhere interesting? Do you have a fun pet? Do you sing?

The sky is the limit for these videos. They are only limited by your creativity.

You can make it as simple or detailed as you want. You can shoot it all on your cell phone and submit it directly there with no editing. You can record it on Photo Booth, iMovie, ManyCam, Zoom, or any host of other programs on your computer.

Edit it and add music and graphics if you want. Don’t know how to do that? Ask a teenager!

Then upload it to the VIPKid phone app by clicking on the Summer Showroom banner at the top.

Here’s a video about making your own. It has my Summer Showroom video in it.

Oops! I called it Summer Showcase, not Summer Showroom. Oh well!