Gogokid Hiring Process: Updated December 2020

What’s new with the Gogokid hiring process?

gogokid hiring process with tips for the recorded demo

As of November 2, 2020, applicants no longer have to do a live mock as part of the application process. They want to make it easier for teachers to get hired and start teaching within a week. Now they are doing a recorded demo.

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How to prepare for the Gogokid Recorded Demo

In the first part of the Gogokid demo you have to introduce yourself- 1 minute.

Say your full name
Where you are from
Your time zone
Educational background
The type of ESL certificate you have
Online and Offline teaching experience

Next you’ll share what your expectations are- 1 minute.

The amount of hours you want to teach monthly
Expected pay per month (
Gogokid pays $7-$10 per 25 minute session depending on your credit score

Tips for the 10 minute gogokid Recorded demo

Before you start the recorded demo you’ll see a slide with teaching tips. The slide says:

Pay attention to your pacing
Smile throughout the lesson
Use short sentences and simple words
Have and use 2 types of props minimum
Total Physical Response throughout the lesson
Guide the imaginary student and show patience
Send stars to the imaginary student
Pretend to correct the imaginary student
Encourage the student to speak often throughout the lesson
Do not skip any teaching slides

The gogokid Recorded Demo Slides

Before you start the demo, you’ll see an image that shows when to pretend to the student mispronounces a word.

You’ll see this yellow triangle several times throughout the Gogokid Recorded Demo.

If you see a yellow triangle with an exclamation point it means there is a “student situation”.

Below are some examples of a student situation.

The imaginary student:

mispronounces a word (eye)
repeats a question instead of answering
gets distracted by a toy
doesn’t understand your instructions

Recorded Demo Slide One

On the welcome slide you should:

Welcome the student
Use the pen tool
Click the slide and an photo appears: “I am teacher ________”. Read the sentence aloud and introduce yourself.
Click the slide again, and ask, “What’s your name”. Circle the sentence: Hi, I am _______. Help the student say his/her name.
Click the slide a third time. Circle and read, “I’m happy.” Then say, “How are you?” Use TPR.
Circle “I am _______.” Help the student answer.

Demo Slide Two

Talk about the information in the picture with “What is this?” or “What can you see in the picture?” The picture will show Jack, a teddy bear, a car, etc. You could circle one thing at a time and see if the student knows what it is. Be sure to praise the student for knowing some of the vocabulary.

Next, say, “Today we’ll talk about our faces. First, let’s listen to a song.”

Demo Slide Three

Click the slide to focus on Jack’s eyes. Then click the slide again to introduce the word eye. The student will listen to the audio and repeat. This slide has a yellow triangle indicating that the student mispronounces the word. Be sure to correct him/her. After correcting and practicing a few times, click the slide to listen to the plural pronunciation and practice a few times. This would be a great time to use a prop.

Here is an example of the Gogokid demo slide.

Demo slide four

Click the slide to start the animation. Click the slide to listen to the audio and have the student repeat, “What do you have?” This slide has a yellow triangle indicating that the student repeats the question instead of answering. Be sure to help him/her answer the question instead of repeating it.

Demo Slide Five

There will be a start button in the right hand corner of the slide. Click it and wait for the microphone to appear. Read the sentence when the mic appears. It will record your voice.

Next click the blue play button which you’ll find next to the sentence that says, “I have two eyes.” Play it and let the student listen. Then click the audio again and have the student say the sentence, “I have two eyes.” Give the student positive feedback for saying the sentence correctly.

Demo Slide Six

There is a yellow warning triangle indicating the student is distracted. Be sure to get the student’s attention back on the lesson.

Click the slide and the letter A will appear. Ask, “What letter is it?” The student will listen to the audio and repeat.

Next, have the student identify big A and little a.

Slide Seven

Ask, “What letter is it?” The student says “A”. Instruct the student to trace Aa. You could model this first. Turn on the pencil tool and allow the student to write big A and little a.

Slide Eight

Practice the sentence with the student. Now introduce the imaginary student to the stage. The student does the presentation, then give feedback.

Slide Nine

Click the slide to listen to the music. Then use the “showtime feature” to put yourself on the stage and sing. Next, have the student sing independently, help as needed. Give feedback.

Slide Ten

Give brief and warm feedback to the student. Invite the student to join us. Use the “showtime” or swap video feature to invite the student to join us. Say goodbye to the student.

After this slide there is a note from Gogokid about the application and demo.

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