Secret Shopper Advice
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All businesses that deal with the public use secret shoppers. Prominent examples of such businesses are stores, restaurants, banks, hotels, salons, home builders, apartment complexes, gas stations, casinos, auto dealers, auto service centers, movie theaters, health clubs, pet stores, amusement parks, optical providers and more.
This is one job that has possibilities where you can get paid to have your hair cut or your eyes examined, have dinner, visit the bank, have your car serviced or fill up the gas tank, watch a movie, get your dog groomed, and more. In fact you can pick and choose categories of activities according to your likes and dislikes. Though this is not an ideal way to make a living, it is a great way to get some extra cash.
Working for several companies is quite common with veteran secret shoppers. However, to do that, you require a lot of organizing skills. Multiple assignments from different companies will entail a lot of juggling in terms of time and logistics. Do remember that it is not just shopping that this job entails, but also filing of reports which is an integral part of the job. A lot of time and effort is needed for filing accurate reports on schedule. So while taking on more than one assignment do plan for report filing too.
Full time secret shoppers have been known to earn in the range of over $40,000 per year. However, exceptional organizational skills are essential to reach such levels.
Secret shoppers do not require any specific skills. Generally training is provided by companies that hire secret shoppers so be prepared to undergo training programs during which you will not be generating any income. Industry specific secret shopping assignment like those for banks, automobile industries, insurance and the like, require certain basic skills in these areas. Additional job specific training is provided if needed.
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