MSC'S: Some do not openly recruit new shoppers???
I would also like to know this. There are several I have seen mentioned that have no sign-up link on their website.
Harland Clarke comes to mind. They are all about financial. Maybe being extra cautious.
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> Harland Clarke comes to mind. They are all about
> financial. Maybe being extra cautious.
The first assignment I got from them was scheduled through Kerns. I don't remember there was an application, I was just given the assignment. BTW, they are an awesome company. I did a lot of shops for them for about 3 years, but now they don't have any cu in my area.
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> Harland Clarke comes to mind. They are all about
> financial. Maybe being extra cautious.
The first assignment I got from them was scheduled through Kerns. I don't remember there was an application, I was just given the assignment. BTW, they are an awesome company. I did a lot of shops for them for about 3 years, but now they don't have any cu in my area.
Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@
~Polish Proverb~
~Polish Proverb~
FYI: Harland Clarke occasionally posts jobs here under "Mystery Shopping Job Board." You will find a scheduler's email on those posts, and you can contact that person directly to apply.
Harland Clarke does have an application and for the most part they ignore it. For a long time they worked mostly with their existing shoppers and with referrals. Postings to job boards seem to be fairly recent and I don't believe they have a job board of their own even now. About 5 or 6 years ago they changed schedulers and the ones they have now are much more responsive. Nice company.
Yes - there are some like what you describe that do hospitality shops - complicated multi-night hotel/resort stays that pay well beyond the rates that people see on job boards, require in-person trainings, minimum committments per year, and would be most appropriate for an experienced shopper. They might ocassionally recruit via a site like this or through a scheduling agency if they have an immediate need, but generally do not. I work for four companies like this - and in all cases I landed there because someone (another MSC or a shopper) referred me.
There may be other companies in other sectors as well - I don't know since I do not do other types of shops. Maybe some video shopping companies might operate like this as well? Just a guess.
There may be other companies in other sectors as well - I don't know since I do not do other types of shops. Maybe some video shopping companies might operate like this as well? Just a guess.
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