Tips for Mystery Shoppers Part 3 of 3

A successful mystery shopper is one who is able to get the mystery shopping assignments and complete all the steps through to payment. Being a successful mystery shopper takes knowledge and an eye for detail. It takes careful consideration for every step of the process. I have been a successful mystery shopper for more than 7 years now and I have some tips on what has worked and what has not worked for me!

The key to being a good mystery shopper is to do a fantastic work on every job you accept.  Every job is important to someone whether it pays $5 or whether it pays $150 or more.  If you accept a job, you should be sure that you make it a high priority.  Follow all of the directions to the letter and be careful to note everything in an objective perspective.  

A scheduler is a person who works for the mystery shopping company and makes sure that all of the jobs that the company needs completed are assigned to a mystery shopper. A scheduler  assigns jobs to mystery shoppers based on the need and availability of shops and shoppers.  It is a hard job because there are always jobs that are harder to fill than others and even these jobs need to have someone to complete them.  An important thing to remember that probably the most important thing that you have to know is that the scheduler can be your friend or your foe. Make your scheduler happy and she will make you happy. Upset your scheduler and you may not work for that company (or others even!) again!!!