Posted by Rockin982 on November 04, 2004 at 04:55:07:
In Reply to: Just an honest answer posted by Potential Agent on November 03, 2004 at 07:53:40:
Speaking from experience, I wouldn't look to Primerica as a sole source of income. They bill it as a part time opportunity, but they do stress that it's not a job so if you need a reliable paycheck every week, it's not your game. However there is another company I'd happily recruit you for, given that you're a sharp guy with reasonable people skills. I also work for the Princeton Review, teaching standardized test prep (SAT, GMAT, LSAT, etc...) and we're always looking for more people to join our team. Now this IS a job - in NJ it pays $18-$22 an hour to start depending on what you teach, and within a year to two it's possible to get up to around $45 an hour or so (if you could do it full time that would be equivalent to a $90K / year salary, and there are a few elite guys in the company getting even more, about $120 an hour or so). The hours are extremely flexible: they tend to be evenings and weekends, and you set up your own schedule based on the classes and students they have available for you to teach. If you elect to do private tutoring, which you personally schedule with your students around your own hours, it's even more flexible. In addition, they give bonuses, raises, travel stipends (who else pays you to drive to work?), and other such perks, so it's a great deal if you're looking for an alternative to flipping burgers. They of course provide all the students, and at least in NJ, there always more teaching opportunities available than there are teachers to staff them. I routinely get paid bonuses for taking on assignments that they're having trouble staffing - sometimes thats an extra $50 on top of a $25 per day travel stipend plus my hourly rate; for a small four-session mini-class @ an $18/hour nominal rate, just to give you an example, that adds up to $400 for 14 hours of teaching - effectively you're really getting closer to $28 an hour here. Also, all teacher training classes are paid as well - the first training is $10/hour, and after that, future training is at your normal teaching rate. If you want to check it out, go to www.review.com and click "employment" on the bottom tab. If you decide to apply, don't forget to mention my name (Ronald Fleming) for having referred you - I will get a $50 bonus if you complete training. (See guys? Recruiting isn't ALWAYS such a bad thing ...) Best of luck to you, what ever you decide to do.
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