AQA successful applicants??

miniquinny

Does anyone know whether they actually contact your references? I'm not too keen on them getting in touch with my current employer - doesn't look very committed!

St8_2

Matt_Ching_Bettor wrote: »

I've been off work for a few months, due to illness, and in that time I've been averaging around £1350 a month from AQA. It's fantastic.

Thats a great amount, but how many hours were you working to make that?


My surname begins with B and I received a response to my test the very next day after sending it! So it could be alphabetical - it would make sooo much more sense to sort by the date received.

littleange

St8 wrote: »

Thats a great amount, but how many hours were you working to make that?


My surname begins with B and I received a response to my test the very next day after sending it! So it could be alphabetical - it would make sooo much more sense to sort by the date received.

I think if you could manage 30 questions an hour/2 mins a question, it would be around 35 hours a week.

weddedbliss

I completed my first 30 questions and am now waiting for my review. It's been over 48 hours since I emailed my SR to tell her.

How long have people had to wait for their first review?

Perhaps I'm just being impatient :rolleyes:

bexifer

BTB1 wrote: »

A question for the established researchers

How does the monthly review work?

Does the SR randomly pick from your previous months answers or do they stop you and get you to answer another 25-30 questions?

Thanks

Hey BTB,

The 25 questions that are reviewed are picked randomly from the time since your last review. You don't know when you are going to be reviewed, it just happens, and your review is waiting for you the next time you log in.

If you meet the minimum standard (once established this is around 91% - not as hard as it sounds!) you are not stopped and can just continue answering questions until your next review.

Over time (providing your review scores are adequate) the amount of reviews you have lessen, and you will get one every 3 months or so. This becomes the regular review period unless you have a particularly bad score, then obviously you are checked more often.

Hope this helps,

Bex.

BTB1_2

Thanks for that info Bex.

Burlesque_Babe

Hope you are putting away 22% for tax Matt

That's a fantastic amount. I've been with them 18 months and full time since last May. My best month was around £1250 before tax but it is a killer, I'm doing about £900 a month at the moment but need to up it. My answer rate is also very fast (apparently) at less than 1 minute. I can only do £50 a day before my head melts and some days it is very frustrating to sit for hours and earn £20 when it is very quiet.

mo1_2

whats the e mail address to apply?

pickles_pink

sleepless_saver wrote: »

The easiest thing to do is to phone them up and they will fill the self-employment form in for you. They are really helpful and it only takes a couple of minutes, much easier than having to work it all out yourself. The helpline number for newly self employed is : 08459 15 45 15 (open 8.00 am to 8.00 pm Monday to Friday and 8.00 am to 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday).

This is really helpfull, thank you.

The_Gerbil

To what extent do people use the phone to find answers. I just wonder if it is a hidden financial cost for those impossible to answer by internet questions.

Or do you just click "Can't answer".