Top 13 Reasons You Should Totally Teach For Kaplan

I mean, it wasn't named one of the "greater places to work" for nothing!

1. We love Pi!

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And not just for dessert! Every year, our resident Pi aficionado undertakes an impressive recitation of Pi. While we know that you know that Pi goes waaaaay beyond 3.14 -- millions of decimal digits beyond 3.14, in fact-- our guy can recite pi to the 3,141st digit by memory. Dig it.

2. And our students love us!

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Check out this super cute card students in California shared with their teacher!

3. We play games at work.

Kaplanites love any excuse to get competitive, have some laughs, and use their noggin. Our teams (with cool names like "FemMCAT Fatales" and "Stanley Kaplan and Tennille") get together every-other month to play a few raucous rounds of trivia. Winners take away prizes, glory, and of course, bragging rights.

4. One of our cultural mottos is to “Have fun & be awesome!”

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Folks that work at Kaplan HAVE fun and ARE awesome. End of story.

5. We represent 'geek chic' at it’s finest.

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Kaplan is a unique mash-up of smarts and nerdiness. We embrace advances in learning science, look for ways to make education fun, and of course, insert as many geeky jokes into a classroom session as possible.

6. You can prep for class in your jammies.

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Who doesn’t like responding to emails in the comfort of sweatpants and slipper socks? With Kaplan, half of your work hours each week are “flex-time” meaning you can work from home (or a coffee shop, or anywhere else convenient).

7. #KapSquad has your back!

While much of your work will be completed as a solo-mission, you're not alone in the effort! Your #KapSquad includes a crew of Kaplan managers, trainer, fellow faculty, and leadership partners that are here for you when you need us.

8. We walk the walk and talk the talk.

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Learning is not just what we do, it’s part of who we are. And we’ve been at it a long time (check out this rockin’ #TBT of “Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centers, Ltd.,” from the 80s!) Kaplan teachers enjoy ongoing education and professional development opportunities, including our Gift of Knowledge program which provides free test prep for you or a member of your immediate family. Spread the learning-love!

9. We’re #92!

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Out of 500, that is. Kaplan was named among the top 100 of America’s Best Employers for 2015, by Forbes Media. Kaplan ranked #92 on Forbes’ ranking of 500 U.S. employers across 25 industries, compiled from a survey of 20,000 employees asked how likely they would be to recommend working for their organization. Kaplan is also one of only 26 organizations in the education category—and the only proprietary education company—included in the list.

10. We’re portable.

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Not planning to stick around in one place for long? No problem! With Kaplan, you can take your job WITH YOU. Because Kaplan hosts classes in thousands of locations across the U.S., Canada., and Puerto Rico you can continue to teach while you explore your future!

11. Kaplan builds great leaders, in and out of the classroom.

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At Kaplan, we love having great leaders be a part of our team. However, we know that being part of our teaching team helps build up your leadership skills even more! Classroom teachers learn invaluable lessons on leading a classroom, public speaking, and directing and organizing people.

Additionally, many Kaplan teachers move onto full-time roles within the company, and are able to put their leadership skills into action in many different ways as Faculty Managers, Marketing Managers, Directors, and more!

12. We’re chock full of development opportunities.

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Many of our Kaplan teachers participate in additional part-time work for Kaplan besides just teaching. Some participate in content-development (such as writing test questions and helping record our online teaching videos), some work in part-time management assistant roles, some work as expert content presenters for events, and more!

13. Benefits galore!

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Even our part-time employees have some awesome benefits packages. Our pay rates are very competitive, starting at $19-20 per hour for teaching. We also have 401-K options for part-time employees, and even wireless carrier discounts! However, one of our most popular benefits is our “Gift of Knowledge” in which Kaplan employees can receive free or discounted test prep courses, including USMLE and grad test prep courses.

Interested in becoming part of the Kaplan Community?

Head on over to kaptest.com/teach for even more information! We'd love to have you as part of our team!

Still need more convincing?

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Take a second to check out one of our awesome Grad Prep advertisements!