I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Varsity Tutors (Madison, WI) in Mar 2015
Interview
I submitted an online application, which took about 30 minutes (If you plan on tutoring the ACT or SAT or other tests, you will need your official scores). Within two days I received a phone call where I scheduled a Skype interview for two days later. Before the Skype interview they recommend that you complete a "diagnostic test" for any subjects that you wish to tutor. Following the Skype interview I had one more phone interview and was hired shortly afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to explain how I would help students with specific questions relating to the various subjects I planned on tutoring.
I answered questions about how I would respond to various teaching scenarios in real time. The interviewer was a Bot, which surprised me. The Bot gave validating feedback throughout the interview. I wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not, thinking the platform might do that in any case. But I got hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a student wasn't understanding your voiced lesson?
Basic stuff about experience and resume. overall just trying to see if you were personable and kind and able to interact mentees.
just brought up past experiences in order to support my resume
I applied online. I interviewed at Varsity Tutors in Nov 2025
Interview
Didn't even complete the interview. I expected it to be a normal one-way interview, but it was a conversation with a talking AI bot. I closed out of it immediately.
Makes me wonder what else they are using AI for in replace of actual employees.
