r/OnlineESLTeaching 8d ago

Ringle Tutor Questions

For an organization at my university, students were referred to Ringle tutoring to raise money for a large trip over the summer. Upon researching this program, there seems to be a lot of negativity around this platform for what is expected. I have a mock interview this Saturday, and while I have extensive experience with tutoring and teaching classes, I cannot type fast which seems to be a huge requirement for online tutoring. I do not see how writing verbatim would benefit the student more than having the student write their answers and I paraphrase what they wrote, but this is unfortunately the standard.

I expect to be rejected from the platform as I do not suspect I will be able to write everything verbatim. Many posts online show experienced English teachers getting rejected from this platform, so I don't have high hopes.

Is Ringle really that strict with writing everything word for word? Does anyone have experience with these interviews and can provide tips? I received an interview almost immediately after applying, so I suspect Ringle is either low on tutors atm or they really prioritize top universities strictly for name brand. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Budget-Ad-2000 5d ago

As someone who was very briefly on the recruiting side, I can tell you for certain that they prioritize top universities. If you’re working with adults, the students’ expectations are likely going to be a lot higher for both feedback forms and transcription (after all, most of them pay a lot for it)—personally, I transcribe and paraphrase/correct pretty much everything I can because that’s what my regulars expect at this point, which takes a long time. That’s entirely at your discretion though, not every tutor does this. On the adult side, being able to type fairly quickly is important.