You are free to decide how much time you'd like to work, which makes work hours very flexible. Because I am only offering Phil & Friends to my current clients, you will not be overrun with work. This means that if you're looking to make a little money as a sidehustle, then starting out as a Stranger is a great opportunity. Once the Phil & Friends program because more established, demand will increase.

Before conversation: Because the Stranger Conversations are spontaneous and in-the-moment, there is no preparation work needed on your part before having a conversation. During: The main priority is to have a conversation that feels authentic, organic, and spontaneous. For this reason, I will not be providing live feedback correction during the conversation but instead being an active listener, writing down a few notes as they speak, which is something my clients already feel comfortable with. After: After each Stranger Conversation, I'm going to ask you to fill out a short feedback form of 5 questions which I will share and review with the client. Current Strangers generally need about 10-15 minutes on this. However, this may vary from person to person.

Clients have the option of booking either a 30 or 45-minute Stranger Conversation. Please take into consideration that this is not a traditional teaching position and you will not be required to teach. Instead, you will use your expertise to provide valuable feedback to be about my clients through the conversations you'll have as a Stranger. The current rate is as follows: CHF 55 for a 45-minute conversation plus feedback or CHF 41.50 for a 30-minute conversation plus feedback. Feedback means filling out a 5 question form at the end of each Stranger Conversation on such topics as flow, vocabaulary use, major grammar issues, commication skills. Current Strangers spend roughly 10-15 minutes on providing feedback. However, this way vary a little from perosn to person.

To set myself apart from other language exchange platforms, the Strangers I pair with my clients should be qualified teachers and/or language examiners because this will increase the quality of the feedback the client gets. This means that you have: - teaching qualification (University degree, CELTA, DELTA, SVEB, TESOL) or - language examiner certification Furthermore, - you must be able to live & work in Switerland

Anyone I work with has to have a Swiss work permit and be registered in Switzerland. As a Stranger, you'll be working in a freelance relationship with Phil's Conversation. Unless you earn more than CHF 2100 a year with me, no steps need to be taken to register with the SVA (Social Insurance Office). This means that you do not need to be registered as self-employed and can start with no administrative effort.

The application process is as follows: 1) Review all the requirements and FAQs to make sure you are qualified and passionate about the opportunity 2) After filling out the application form, you'll get an email with a link for you to book an interview with me where will get to know each other and discuss the Stranger Role in more detail. 3) If we both agree that you'd be a good fit, I'll invite you to join me for a conversation together with a client of mine. 4) If the conversation goes well and you're still interested in the position, I'd be happy to welcome you as a Stranger.