tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post8573394246399942683..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: what a weekKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-31809794237515147442014-12-27T09:25:33.462+09:002014-12-27T09:25:33.462+09:00I just read your TOEFL post and coincidentally sta...I just read your TOEFL post and coincidentally started working for them a few months ago. Any idea when the slow periods are? I noticed it really picked up in Nov./Dec. <br />Thanks!Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-80303784094805595902013-05-23T11:48:11.560+09:002013-05-23T11:48:11.560+09:00Kristen,
Are you interested in becoming a rater? ...Kristen,<br /><br />Are you interested in becoming a rater? My TOEFL essay rating job didn't pay much; it was hourly, not salary (damn... a salary would've been nice!), and if I recall correctly, the job paid only about $16 or $17 per hour. Peanuts, really.<br /><br />But here's something: a couple weeks ago, I met a Korean college professor in Gyeongsan City who boasted that he, too, had worked as an essay rater for ETS—but as a GRE essay rater, not a TOEFL rater. His hourly pay was around $25 or $27 per hour, which is somewhat more respectable.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.glassdoor.com/Hourly-Pay/Educational-Testing-Service-Hourly-Pay-E7263.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's a rate chart for you.</a> Some of those jobs seem to pay really, really well. The chart is mislabeled "salary" when it should say "hourly wage." People on salary are usually in supervisory/managerial positions.<br /><br />One caution about working for ETS: the work isn't that steady. There are "high-traffic" periods that alternate with very slow periods. Have a backup plan to earn some extra cash. Think about your marketable skill set, and see whether you can freelance during your down time.<br /><br />Good luck!Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-72015729662313100282013-05-23T04:39:40.339+09:002013-05-23T04:39:40.339+09:00Hey there,
I know you're probably no longer wo...Hey there,<br />I know you're probably no longer working in this field, so would it be out of place of me to ask if you could perhaps provide a vague salary for this position?<br />Best,<br />Kristenkristronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322344704224378350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-77359206461628271882010-11-05T10:33:00.035+09:002010-11-05T10:33:00.035+09:00Great post. I enjoyed the peek inside the life of ...Great post. I enjoyed the peek inside the life of a TOEFL test rater.<br /><br />Re: "the corralling of subjectivity"<br /><br />Excellent choice of words, and boy could I say a lot about that. But it's not really something I can talk about in public. I'll have to sling an email your way.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com