How to Join a Mystery Shopper Network

In any industry, it is important for employees toparticular companies. This interaction helps prevent
interact. It helps to set standards, ethics, and pay,abuse or exploitation. Shoppers can warn each other
among other things. It also sets up camaraderie andagainst nonpaying companies and scams. They can
a sense of community. Especially in industries wherealso share good experiences and job leads.
much of the work is done online, people can easilyImyst, Inc. also offers a discussion board for
start to feel isolated. The mystery shopper trade ismystery shoppers.
no different. Though mystery shoppers do interactVolition is another company offering a forum for
regularly with the public, they rarely, if ever, meetmystery shoppers. They also offer a list of
their employers or fellow shoppers. By very definition,companies who are hiring. Open positions are posted
"mystery" shoppers or "secret" shoppers must bedirectly on the message boards.
very discreet about what they do. There are veryThese forums/discussion boards offer important
few opportunities in person for a mystery shopperinformation to mystery shoppers. Perhaps just as
network. Luckily, there are places online that helpimportantly, they offer shoppers an opportunity to
create that mystery shopper network."talk shop" with people who truly understand what
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association is athey do on a daily basis.
trade organization for mystery shoppers. They offerWith a solid mystery shopper network, shoppers can
certification and training. They help to set standardsimprove work conditions drastically. Through sharing
and ethics in the industry. They also offer a bulletininformation about nonpaying companies, they can
board where new and experienced mysteryimprove the ethics of all companies. In any trade,
shoppers can interact. This mystery shopper networkincreased information is always a plus.
allows shoppers to exchange information about