Case Study: Recruiting Online Teachers For Short-Term Demand

One of our clients had a significant short-term project, which they needed to recruit online teachers for. Hiring teachers for such a short period posed complex challenges.

Apart from the obvious cost implications, online teachers generally seek stability and guaranteed hours. The temporary nature of project-based roles makes them more expensive, less attractive, and many candidates are reluctant to join an organization for a short period.

There is also a further risk, where unmotivated teachers who accept temporary jobs, may bring a lacklustre attitude to their teaching, impacting the quality of learning outcomes for students.

Challenge

Our client had a short-term project that required a large increase in lessons, for only a short period of time. This required an additional number of teachers that needed to be recruited and trained within 10 days. Investing huge amounts of money into additional teacher and management resources wasn’t a viable option, so they chose The Really Great Teacher Company’s Peak Demand product to deliver on their project.

Solution

With our extensive access to a diverse, global talent pool, we were able to fill this order with a combination of existing teachers and quickly recruiting new teachers in a very short time frame. We strategically allocated teachers from different time zones to ensure full coverage of the project’s schedule. A key feature of the success of this project was the ability to use existing teachers who wanted to teach a few extra lessons each week for a limited time.

Result

We successfully recruited, onboarded trained and scheduled all high-quality teachers within the stipulated time frame. After the project, we were able to re-deploy the new hires to other accounts, ensuring satisfied teachers and no reputational risk to the client.

Benefit

Zero money spent staffing up internal management and recruitment resources for a short-term project.
Our pay-per-lesson model is much more cost effective, for both short- and long-term projects, leading to higher ROI on the project.
No compliance and reputational burden on the client for only signing teachers for a short period and then letting them go.

The client was highly satisfied with our service, which allowed them to seamlessly deliver on their project, while protecting and enhancing their brand reputation. This project provided an opportunity for us to exhibit another unique solution to our clients, further strengthening our ongoing partnership.