ETS reviews

- Raters should be aware of the program they are hired for- not all programs are year round and give consistent work. This is stated in the job descriptions. Some jobs are just for a couple weeks, one or two times a year. For these programs employees should not expect full time work. ETS frequently hires months in advance. -Some Scoring Leaders (a Rater's immediate supervisor) apply the scoring rubrics inconsistently. Some provide tons of feedback during a shift for potentially "wrong" scoring while others are so overwhelmed with their work load they don't provide feedback at all. -I have been turned down for some programs when I have gained the experience needed in the job description by working other programs (scoring non-English speakers, for example). This is not consistent! -Sometimes, my shift has been changed to earlier in the day with no notice (email or phone) -No benefits for work from home raters

You'll never have a chance to actually do this easy job. Over the course of 3 months I was awarded a total of 16 hours, 12 of which were in a single month. I submitted approximately 200. While the hours are not guaranteed, the expectation is that they're hiring you because they actually need you. They obviously don't need raters but go through hiring spurts anyway. When I complained about the lack of shifts I was being given, I was told they were trying to be fair to all raters. So being "fair" to all raters meant I had 12 hours for the entire month of October, 0 hours for the month of November, and 4 hours for the month of December. They also make you go through mind-numbing training, and once you pass it you assume that will suffice for a while. But then they sneak in more mind-numbing training. You will train more than you will actually work.