Thursday, March 5, 2020

SmartMoney features Tutorz.com

SmartMoney features Tutorz.com In its October 12 issue, SmartMoney magazine features Tutorz.com in its article Behind Americas Tutor Boom How a cottage industry became a $100-an-hour juggernaut. by Missy Sullivan. We at Tutorz.com are thrilled to be recognized by SmartMoney as one of the tutoring companies that shape the American education industry. Specifically, Sulllivan says about Tutorz.com: leading siteTutorz.com, a California start-up, offer(s) an eBay-like marketplace where tens of thousands of tutors are treated as independent contractors;. She goes on by saying Tutorz.com CEO Dirk Wagner says his company used to call references for each tutor who wanted to list on the site but that the method isnt cost-effective; now the firm monitors early e-mail interactions between tutors and students for keywords that indicate trustworthiness and professionalism, using algorithms to score the tutors accordingly. We find our statistical methods are almost as good as manual screening, says Wagner. If the details interest you read the full article on  Americas Tutor Boom. SmartMoney features Tutorz.com In its October 12 issue, SmartMoney magazine features Tutorz.com in its article Behind Americas Tutor Boom How a cottage industry became a $100-an-hour juggernaut. by Missy Sullivan. We at Tutorz.com are thrilled to be recognized by SmartMoney as one of the tutoring companies that shape the American education industry. Specifically, Sulllivan says about Tutorz.com: leading siteTutorz.com, a California start-up, offer(s) an eBay-like marketplace where tens of thousands of tutors are treated as independent contractors;. She goes on by saying Tutorz.com CEO Dirk Wagner says his company used to call references for each tutor who wanted to list on the site but that the method isnt cost-effective; now the firm monitors early e-mail interactions between tutors and students for keywords that indicate trustworthiness and professionalism, using algorithms to score the tutors accordingly. We find our statistical methods are almost as good as manual screening, says Wagner. If the details interest you read the full article on  Americas Tutor Boom.

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