Private Prep Reviews
Updated Oct 18, 2021
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
-Flexible hours -Competitive Pay -Great Directors/Employers -Care about their employees -Care about the process for students/families
Cons
-Competitive Pay, but still take a large portion of pay -Families can be difficult or demanding -Often a large commute to families' homes
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible hours - Private Prep essentially lets you create your own schedule, although the hours are a bit odd since you need to be available when students are available (weekdays from 3-9, and weekends all day). You also have to maintain a minimum availability per week, usually 2 weekdays and 1 weekend. Competitive pay - while you won't be working a 40 hour-per-week job, the salary is comparable. Great students - Private Prep will set you up with your own roster of students. There are definitely times of the year that are busier and less busy (summer, not so much, fall and spring are great.) Hands on training process - there is currently a 3 month intensive process where you are paired with an experienced tutor who is there to support you as you navigate the company and start off with your students. Benefits for salaried employees - Salaried employees with a 600 hour contract do qualify for healthcare plans and 401k benefits.
Cons
You will need to advocate for yourself - Private Prep does tend to undershoot people's hourly rates, but they are open to negotiation. It can take a while to get students - usually you start off with only a couple for the first few months. Once you prove yourself, you will start to get more students. There is little career advancement - Private Prep does have internal teams and support staff that you can apply for, but turnover isn't very high. They do offer annual raises and bonus pay for salaried employees, but there isn't a ton of room for advancement beyond that. Diversity - Private Prep is not particularly diverse, although it is taking steps to correct that.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
This is a great place to work. I tutor a few hours a week for them and love how it is flexible and how I get to develop a relationship with the student and parents, while Private Prep manages the intricacies of tutoring/business/etc.
Cons
There is a lot going on at the company that may not be relevant to a specific tutor. Have to advocate for yourself if you want more students.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexibility of scheduling, particularly early on
Cons
The job gets no respect and can be a trap
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Lots of independence and freedom to schedule students when it works best for you, great management staff and very supportive directors
Cons
Not many cons to think of!
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great students, flexible hours, remote opportunities
Cons
Some people on the management side seem to be inept at dealing with certain issues
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
good pay, awesome bosses, awesome training
Cons
no cons that i can think of
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
You can set your own hours.
Cons
You have to travel to clients without compensation. Long training process. No guarentees of clients.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
You can actually make an impact on students
Cons
I was hired on a contract that had granted me a minimum number of tutoring hours over the course of the year. This hour quota was never met as I never received enough students. After 4 interviews and a rigorous/lengthy (more than a month) onboarding process you'd think they would want to give me students if they spent that much time and effort to hire me. If I didn't need the money the lack of students would not have been a problem but this job that was supposed to be theoretically full time was in fact part time at best. I was forced to look for other employment in order to make ends meet. When I put in my two weeks notice after getting another full time job, I received a lot of unprofessional remarks and backlash from my supervisors. I was told that it was my responsibility to follow through with these students until the end of their testing process, which would be months after I wanted to terminate my employment. I should not have been guilted and mistreated for following the termination clause of my contract to the letter. I was simply not getting paid enough to be working nights and weekends on top of a full time job. Private Prep is an at will employer meaning that either the employee or the employer can terminate employment at any time with or without a reason- So why was it so difficult to quit this job? I didn't appreciate being guilted for what seemed like a staffing problem. It can't work both ways: Either there I should have more students(hours of work) or someone else should be happy/eager to take the additional hours. I certainly felt mistreated and would not recommend anyone seek employment at Private Prep.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
If you're looking to work then they have plenty of students to provide you. They have a really in-depth almost year long training program and continued support for your professional growth. I feel very supported by the staff!
Cons
You end up driving A LOT, and that time is not compensated.
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