TEACHER WOULD IT BE AUTOMATICALLY SAVED WHEN U ENTER ON TIME AND JUST EXIT AFTER THE DEMO? OR IS THERE SOME BUTTON TO CLICK TO HAVE THE DEMO VIDEO SAVED??

Hello! I’m so sorry that I missed this comment before! Yes, it starts recording once the timer hits zero, and you simply exit out at the end of your interview. Did you already complete your interview?

yes teacher im in bootcamp pf2 im using your video tips and its really helpful. can you or do u have videos pertaining to point system@levels? how it works? how to increase your level and points when and how would u know what level u are and if there are certain points/scale u need to reach for the next levels.

Are you in the Philippines Kids Course or the Official Kids Course? The answer to this changes based on the course.

@@brittneycheray5204 yes teacher. Phil kids course

Thank you for the kind comment! Just please know that PalFish has changed a lot and I do not typically recommend the company anymore. But if you find that the lower pay scale and the arrangements are still worth it to you, I am cheering you on!

Hi teacher let's talk about what other things do I need to prepare for my interview .Can you help me? I also want to ask from you more tips to pass the interview because I will be loving this job😍😍😍😍

I’m so glad that you are applying and excited about teaching! I have provided my tips in this video, but I am very happy to answer any additional questions that you have! Just let me know of any questions or concerns that you have! Have you already scheduled your interview?

I am still waiting my TEFL certificate to release

How long have you been waiting for this?

Wonderful!! I’m so happy to hear this! 💕 congratulations!!

Thank you! But have you seen my warnings against applying to PalFish now?

Thank you for the comment! I am so glad that video is helpful for you! I just want you to know that I no longer work for PalFish and a lot has changed in regards to pay rate and policies. But if this seems like a good fit for you, I am cheering you on!

@@brittneycheray5204 Thank you for the update. I hope you are having a blast wherever you're at right now... You seem like a girl with a real can do type attitude... Very inspiring

@@bash4374 Thank you! I’m at AmazingTalker now, and I love it, but it’s a whole other world compared to PalFish! PalFish was a great place to start!

Just so you know, a lot of things have changed since I made these videos, and I ended up leaving the company to go elsewhere. But if the current pay rate is acceptable to you, and you feel it is a good fit for you, then I am cheering you on! ☺️🎉

Thank you! No, I actually designed it and then had it printed locally where they make those vinyl signs for advertisements and businesses and such!

Thank you so much! What a generous compliment! ☺️ congrats on the application! Are you aware of all of the recent changes? The drop in pay and point system? I just did a video explaining things. It’s a bit of chaos on the platform right now, but if the new pay rate is acceptable to you, it can still be a great opportunity! I just want to make sure you have all of the information!

@@brittneycheray5204 yes, I heard about the new pay rate for PalFish. I still want to give it a try and see how it goes. Thank you for the update on PalFish. 🙏

Okay, perfect! Let me know how it goes! ☺️

I no longer work for PalFish (and no longer recommend them), but I do know that, at least previously, once you had the initial verification, you were able to do free talk even if you didn’t carry out the “interview”.

Thank you, but were you watching the left or the right to see where I was looking? Because I was looking into the camera except for when I had to click/drag/change slides/etc. The right was a separate recording of me from a secondary device for the purpose of my KZfaq video.

Oo, I didn’t even check my timing! You definitely need to stay under 30 for the interview because it stops recording after 29 minutes! The challenge for this video was that my only option was to do the preparation task (that comes after you pass the interview), and it is interrupted by instructional videos throughout. It makes it a lot more difficult for me to pace myself! But I truly recommend 15-25 minutes and definitely not over 29! I’m sorry that I didn’t even catch this before! The other thing that I don’t think I covered well in the video (realized this afterwards) is having an additional reward system. Something simple that you do at the same time that you would give stars if a student were in the classroom. It can be actual stars that you have on hand or something else unique like fun cartoon characters or ice cream scoops on a cone, etc. Good luck on your interview!!

Hello! I can’t speak for how that would be received in the interview, but I have done that for classes with my regulars! I would imagine that it would be okay? You are talking about using a second device, correct?

@@brittneycheray5204 yes, using a second device

If you don’t have other options, I’d say go for it and just be professional and confident about it! ☺️ by the way, I took a peek at your channel (and subscribed)! I watched part of a video that started with you singing a “clean up” song. 😆 It made me smile! I liked what I saw there, but hopefully I can check out more later!

@@brittneycheray5204 haha, aww thank you 😊

Omg, I have encountered another problem. My front camera on the phone that I need to use for palfish is in reverse! The letters I show are in reverse. I'm not sure how to fix this if the camera is flipped 🙁 I read somewhere that it will appear normal to the child that sees you on the screen?

I hope it goes well for you! But have you seen all of the updates and my recommendations regarding staying away from this company if possible? I just want you to be aware. There have been further pay cuts since I left the company, as well.

@@brittneycheray5204 OMG no i didn't, but i am from morocco (south Africa) so there isn't a lot if companies that will hire me. i think ??

@@nourabenaddi1932 Well, to be honest, I’m not sure how likely it is that you will be hired at PalFish, but you may as well try! Besides that though, you could go independent or you could find a platform such as the one I joined in which you are essentially an independent teacher paying for use of the platform and access to the students. But you have to be very comfortable with your teaching ability and have a plan for moving forward!

Hello! I’m glad that the video is helpful to you! I do want to warn you that I have only been seeing rejections right now from the few that have most recently applied. And because of the newest laws in China, foreign teachers outside of China will no longer be able to teach Chinese students. PalFish is trying to expand into more countries but at the moment, I just don’t know if they are hiring. (They have not told us that they stopped, but I have seen some rejected after the interview, some before, and a few that passed but are not being advanced to the next step, with no responses from the PalFish staff. I just want to get this warning upfront. In regards to the demo, you do have to click some buttons on the slides. But once you have scheduled your interview, you can enter the classroom and practice as many times as you need to before your actual interview! So let me know if you have any questions once you were actually practicing the lesson. I think it will be more clear then! ☺️ Oh, and thank you for the kind compliment. You are very sweet.

Thank you Teacher Brittney for responding my inquiries. It's very sad they have to stop hiring I don't know now if it's worth to try or just try anyway. If ever you don't get a respond or hired, do you still have a chance to reapply in Palfish? I apologise if i ask another question. Thank you so much for being so kind. May God bless you more 🙏

If you try and do not pass, you can reapply using a different phone number. (It can be the number of a friend or family member.)

@@brittneycheray5204 okay thank you so much 😘

Hello! I am sorry that I wasn’t able to respond sooner. (I am currently on vacation!) The lessons in OKC are very different from the interview in that there are no videos like those of the trial lessons. However, in the beginning days, you will (hopefully) be teaching many trial lessons. (Trials for students considering PalFish.) The interview is just the trial lesson for level 2. There is one trial lesson for each level. You will have the opportunity to study the slides and be familiar with the lessons. The trials for PF1 and PF2 are the only ones with videos and such. The others follow a similar pattern to most OKC lessons, but you will just have to learn OKC lessons as you go. (Familiarizing yourself with lessons once they are booked and you have access to them in the classroom. Does that make sense?

@@brittneycheray5204 no worries. Hope you are enjoying your vacation. thank you for the response and yes that makes perfect sense. Just got told I passed the interview, so thank you. Your videos helped so much 🙌

Wonderful!! Congratulations!! 🥳🥳🥳 And I’m so glad the videos were helpful to you!!

Not a stupid question, Pamela! But, yes, your phone does need to be upright. But only a square shaped frame ends up being visible from the app. In fact, it actually can be pretty challenging to get much into the camera view. If you notice my own backdrop, there are actually are a few feet between the camera and the wall. If you will be sitting/standing right against the wall, your backdrop would need to be smaller (or would just show a lot less). Does that make sense? Are you in the application process now? When I am working on a new backdrop, I just go in the classroom, set my device where it will be when teaching and figure out how much of the wall shows so that I can pick my backdrop size.

Hello! I made a video on this before, but the summary is that palish has gone down considerably in pay (nearly half what it was before) and treatment of teachers while maintaining abnormally high penalties for cancellations (even in the case of emergencies). They continue to higher new teachers even when great teachers have slim schedules. I just don’t wish this on any teachers! However, there are some who have said that they believe it is worth it based on their current circumstances, so each person just has to make that decision for themselves! Unfortunately, I have not stayed up-to-date on the requirements for current ESL companies that are still going. So I am unsure of which ones are good for newbies, but it would be helpful for you to look like this could give you ideas of where to start: kzfaq.infoTPNcYGtwHQ4?si=JoMpf7akdFjcvGQo That one is a couple of years old, but it would be worth looking into those, because Tim usually does some good research behind the stuff that he shares. I have a friend who works for nova kid, and she has really enjoyed it. She recommends it to others. I don’t remember the requirements for that one either, but it would be worth looking into! Try some searches for “online ESL companies that do not require experience”, and then dig into reviews of companies that you find! Unfortunately, a lot of the companies that are good for newbies have very low pay rates, so just have to pay attention when looking at all of the factors to figure out what is worth it to you! Here is an article I found last year showing platforms that do not require experience. PalFish is on that list, so that is reminded to dig into research and reviews of anything you find! www.theteflacademy.com/tefl-guide/teach-english-online-with-no-experience/

@@brittneycheray5204 Thank you so much. What did you do to delete your account? Di you notify the admin that you won't continue working to them?

@@michelleignacio6521 strangely, I never actually deleted my account because I wanted to keep any eye on what is happening there and have that option open in case it improved and I wanted a bit of extra side income. I just closed my schedule entirely. (I haven’t opened my schedule since that day a few years ago.) I think you can just reach out to them and ask them to delete it, though.

Hello! No, I stopped working for PF in 2021. I am sorry that I cannot give you answers for how things are currently being run! In regards to how things used to work, you could do free talk as soon as as your basic information is approved but you have to pass the “interview” in order to teach OKC. You can do both, but that can be tricky with your scheduling (and I also don’t know how that currently works). I actually only ever taught OKC.

Some have a simple poster or fabric back drop that they can put on the wall behind them. Or a simple PalFish logo to hang on the wall!

It could be that it is too old and you could have glitches. Last I heard, they recommended 2018 or more recent for iOS devices and 2019 or more recent for Android devices. However, if it just gives you that message and then let’s you proceed and you are able to do the demo lessons without a problem, you are probably fine to proceed! I used an “incompatible” device for quite some time until I had earned enough to justify purchasing a new device!

@@brittneycheray5204 first of all thank you soooooooooo much for answering all my questions i really appreciate it + you are helping us a lot with your videos. and yeah that message pops up sometimes, but i go through the whole lesson with no problems and i was very anxious about it. So i am not no more Thanks to YOU.

@@nourabenaddi1932 I’m happy I could help!

Yes, you can! 😊

Hello! I just responded to your other comment. 😊 Unfortunately, I do not know the answer to this because I stopped working for PF at the end of 2021.

Oh yes so sorry - I saw that yesterday 🙈 Thankyou!! I am beginning to become a but sceptical about Palfish actually and so many have said it has just gone SO down...😢 Thankyou

@@coleenwessels6214 yes! I understand! I would say just do your research and think through whether or not it is worth it to you! There are also lots of other online work opportunities that you could look into depending on your skills and interests!

By banner, are you referring to my backdrop? I designed it on Canva and then I had it printed in a nearby shop here in Guatemala. ☺️

@@brittneycheray5204 Yes, I meant the backdrop. Thanks

Hello, Hazel! Was this your interview? If so, you will not receive a score. You will only receive feedback on whether or not you passed within a few days. I had to do this video in the same way that you would do your lesson preparation tasks after you are approved. These are graded by artificial intelligence, and it gives you a score at the end. So do not be concerned that you did not receive a score! Now you just need to wait (typically two work days) for your result!

I hope so. Went all the slides right on time for 25 minutes. I hope I’m going to pass this demo. If not, I’will just reapply using other number. I tried putting your code on the referral but I can’t find where to put it.

Hmm, I think it may be too late to use my code now that you did the interview. But you could check! (Before they give you your results.) You click “Me”, then the settings icon in the upper right corner, then it is under “inviter” (the second thing from the top!). My code is 40260325. Thanks for trying even though you didn’t figure it out! I hope you get your results back quickly! (Just remember that they don’t work on the weekends!)

@@brittneycheray5204 Thank you, Brittney! I already did. Thank you! ☺️ I hope I pass. I am currently waiting for my result.🙏🏻

Wonderful! Thank you!

I would not expect so! But it all depends on the interviewer. Unfortunately, I have heard of a lot of rejections recently, but let’s see what happens! Im cheering you on!

I tried to respond to your email, but unfortunately it is telling me that your email address does not exist. I am aware that this does not make sense since I am replying to a message that you sent from that address, but I don’t know how to deal with that problem.

@@brittneycheray5204 Oh don’t worry there is something wrong with my e-mail, it tends to happen quite often.Thank you for responding you gave me a breath of hope. I am quite nervous about the results and you calmed me down. 💛

Have you looked into Cambly? That is another possible option that you could try for, as well!

@@brittneycheray5204 I have but I am not a native English speaker and I heard that cpuld be a problem unfortunately..

Thank you for watching, Michelle! When did you complete your interview? It tells you that you should hear whether or not you passed within two days, but it has been taking longer for some people. I don’t think your phone model would affect anything in regards to the timing of your results or the verification of your video. I do not know the details of your phone, however, it is now recommended that androids be 2018 or more recent and iOS devices be 2017 or more recent...and that they be 4 GB RAM.

@@brittneycheray5204 Hmm. Ok 😭 Thank u for responding Teach. Meant a lot 😻

Michelle, Reach out to admin or write the official Facebook page if you have been waiting a long time on your interview results. Sometimes they are able to help! But you also may need to be patient.

Hello. I actually no longer recommend PalFish to anyone now that there have been various pay cuts, poor treatment of teachers, and mass firing. (See my most recent PalFish videos in my PalFish playlist.) I also have seen that MOST who apply are being rejected without being given a reason. There are, however, some who have been hired recently. I know this because they have reached out with questions about getting started. I would say that if the current pay scale (which is even lower than my last PalFish video) suits you and you are willing to put in the time for applying even with a high chance of not going through then go for it! But I have a question. Do you have previous teaching experience? Would you consider teaching on a platform like AmazingTalker? My two most recent videos break down how the platform works.

Hi Brittany thank you the help but what happens if you do your interview for less than 25mins

Hello! As far as I know, 18 is acceptable for applying. I recommend that you proceed with your interview as normal and just do your best and see what happens!

@@brittneycheray5204 okay thank you for the reply!! It’s just because I saw a post on reddit of somebody that did the interview and was failed for “age requirements” and it worried me but fingers crossed 🤞🏼

Hmm, I had not heard of this! I did try to help a 19 year old girl apply and she was rejected before doing her interview but not given a reason for why. I guess this is a possibility. I hope that isn’t the case for you sake, though. Again, it cannot hurt to apply (especially if you already prepared!), so go ahead and do your demo and see what happens!

@@brittneycheray5204 well they have let me do the demo so I guess that’s a positive 🤞🏼

Yes! That’s what I am thinking, as well!

Hello! I do not believe that they are hiring right now. Have you heard otherwise? If they are not hiring, it is possible that they removed the option to practice the demo.

If I remember correctly, it has to be longer than 15 minutes but 29 minutes or less because it stops recording at 30 minutes. For normal trials and lessons, the lessons HAVE to be 25 minutes, but since there is no real student, this is not required for the demo.

@@brittneycheray5204 is it possible to deactivate your palfish account if yes how do you go about it, and does it remove all your information of their platform

@@ThePawsomeTatum unfortunately, there is no way to deactivate your account. All you do is make sure that you have closed out your schedule indefinitely and delete anything that you don’t want to stay there. Did you decide not to proceed after all?

@@brittneycheray5204 I have proceeded again, I also want to know for the probation do we get to know what lesson we will be doing. It just says wait for a appointment. Thank you for responding appreciate your help tremendously 💐

Okay! Have you already done the lesson preparation tasks? For the first two lessons that you teach to actual students, you will not know until they book the lessons. Once they are booked, you can go preview them. But you should be familiar with all of the trial lessons because 1) it can change close to the time the lessons starts (If the family requests a level change or if the student cancels and another is put in his/her place) and 2) you should be able to change the lesson yourself if you discover that the student has been placed in a very wrong level.

I responded to your other comment, as well! ☺️ Are there questions I can answer for you or concerns I can address? Please let me know! If you follow these tips, I expect you will do very well!

You can only do the interview once, but if you reschedule in advance, I don’t believe there is a limit since it is not a true interview but instead a recording. Things may have changed since I left, though!

@@brittneycheray5204 thank you sooo much for replaying i really appreciate it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Oh! Am I too late? My code is 40260325.

I’m sorry that I was unable to respond until now! I’m not sure what time zone you are in. If it will still allow you to add the code, you would only need to click “me”, the settings icon in the upper right, and then go to “inviter”. That is where you add the code 40260325.

@@brittneycheray5204 Hi Brittney I've tried using the referral code numerous time and I always get the message 'Invitee phone used'. I just completed my interview. How long do they take before they reply?

Hmm, that’s odd! I haven’t heard of that before. Do you see any name already there when you go to “inviter”? If you followed someone’s link to begin the process, it likely automatically used their code. Either way, thank you so much for trying! They say that it should be within two business days. That was true for my most recent referral, but I have also seen it take longer before. Hopefully you will hear back in a day or two!

@@brittneycheray5204 Hi Brittney. The inviter slot is empty, but for some reason doesn't take the code. I'll see if I can get hold of their support centre for assistance. I'll be sure to watch your following videos depending the outcome of my interview result. Thank you for taking the time to make these instructionals.

Unfortunately, my admin just told me that they are no longer hiring foreigners. I have yet to hear this from anyone else, but I suspect it is true because I have seen people waiting for weeks to here back after their interviews and are not receiving responses.

Hello, Rose! That’s wonderful! To check to see if you already have used a referral code (or to add mine), go to “me” on the bottom right of your homepage, then the settings icon on the upper right, and then two down to “inviter”. If no name is there, you can use my code 40260325. If there is a name, then you probably used someone’s link when signing up for PalFish! (Through an article or link below a video, likely). It will begin recording you when the timer hits 0, so you will introduce yourself, your classroom, and “teach” your (invisible) student to circle once the timer hits zero, and then you get started! As a reminder, make sure you go at least 15 minutes, but no longer than 29 (because it stops recording). You can email me at brittneycheray@gmail.com or respond here! You can also find me on the app! My teacher name is 🎶Brittney🎶

@@brittneycheray5204 my screen is blue is it okay? Can I see the slides at the beginning of the demo

@@agnestamondong9549 I’m not sure why your screen would be blue!

Hello! ☺️ Do you have a question or comment?

Hello! Unfortunately, I stopped working for this company a couple of years ago, and I am not up-to-date on any changes that may have taken place. Does it still have the trainings and demos needed for the main trial lessons? Have you tried those? Is your schedule open? If you are really stuck, send me an email, and I will need you to share some screenshots to see if I can figure out what you are missing or what you need to do next.