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Work From Home
Work From Home
How to Stay Unnoticed – Remember Nobody Saw the Postman
Sep 16th
The key to staying invisible is simply to act as naturally as possible as if you have as much right to be where you are as anyone else. If you come across as being nervous, agitated, stressed or look as if you have something to hide, you will stick out and people will remember you for the wrong reasons.
Acting as naturally as possible as as a normal customer would act is key to being an expert mystery shopper. The whole point of mystery shopping is to evaluate a situation as a normal customer would experience it. Do not try and catch someone out. Do not be a difficult customer. Stick to the guidelines you have been given, ask the questions you have been asked to ask. Stick to your scenario and remember to rehearse your questions and answers in advance in case something unexpected happens.
Write your notes as soon as possible, even if just in a note book. I usually make notes on the back of the receipt as then everything is in the same place. Sometimes your notes will be useful if you need to clarify something.
Always note the time of entry and exit and the surrounding buildings to make sure you were in the correct location. Some retail outlets might have multiple outlets on the same street or town. If in doubt, check in advance.
Sometimes the assignment will require you to ring in advance, make sure that you read your guidelines correctly and follow all the steps. Timing is essential. An assignment may require a particular time slot or day of the week or it may preclude a particular day of the week.
If you are shopping in a high end retail outlet, remember to dress as if you could afford to shop there. If you are shopping for trousers or shoes, wear clothing that is easy to remove so that you do not spend most of the shop lacing up boots or wrestling with zips and fastners.
Have fun! Remember all that you are required to remember. The better you get, the more work will come your way.
Working From Home – Do You Have What it Takes to Be Your Own Boss?
Sep 15th
Imagine not having to face the commute into and from work every day. No more queueing in seized up traffic, being squashed in overcrowded buses, or stressing out because your train is late. No, you haven’t got to win the lottery, many of us are discovering the benefits of working from home.
There are plenty of different choices when you decide that you want to work at home: you can continue to do the job you are already in (if your boss is willing), or you can become self-employed and work for an employer, or you can run your own business.
Working from home for an employer
A lot of work can be carried out in the home, saving hours a day travelling, reducing sick absence and enabling many workers to be far more productive. Studies have discovered that remote workers tend to overwork, as they don’t want their boss to think they are not working efficiently at home. Many large companies, such as banks, call centres, telecom and law firms have part-time and full-time flexible workers who do not need to come into an office all week to do their work.
Working for yourself – becoming your own boss and starting your own business at home.
There are recognised personality requirements to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Do you tick yes to the following questions?
1. Are you motivated in your work – passionate about your ideas, and do you look forward to starting every morning?
2. Would you be able to work without direction and remain focused at home?
3. Do you show initiative and imagination in your work?
4. Can you see your business growing in the future?
5. Are you confident about taking responsibility for your actions and decisions?
6. Are you able to take risks sometimes?
7. Can you recognize and cope with stress?
8. Do you have support from your family?
9. Will you be able to work uninterrupted in your home?
10. Are you prepared to undergo new training if necessary?
If you answer ‘yes’ to these questions you should have a good chance of success in starting your own business. Be passionate about your business idea and your enthusiasm will be apparent to others, which is a great advantage when you begin marketing or if you require financial backing.
When you start your own business you must believe in yourself and your potential, in order to get your customers to believe in your product or skills. Good luck to the exciting venture ahead of you.
What is Secret Shopper Employment?
Sep 15th
Secret shopper employment can be an excellent way to attain superfluous wages or even make a living from solidly as soon as you emerge as accomplished.
Many people such as stay-at-home Mums for example find themselves in a position where they require a part-time job, which is open-ended, and can without doubt fit in with their daily routine. If this sounds like you then secret shopper employment is undeniably worth scrutinizing.
If you have never heard of secret shopper employment let me give you a brief overview of what the trade entails. You will be required to visit a company, commit a telephone order or reservation, make an Internet order or reservation, posing as a typical purchaser but whilst there you will be recording (mentally) the answers to a questionnaire which will be filled in soon after and sent to the secret shopping agency. Your answers will be reported to the business in question and used to progress their services.
You may be required to do a secret camera report so that the group can see places in which workers may be foible and so be able to realize further training etc. Also, this can show areas of cleanliness or appearance, which may need renovation.
The allure of secret shopper employment is that you can opt for the jobs and so hold sway over your days. You can even set up assignments to be in line with your schemes such as a restaurant visit with your children!
Some jobs will give authorization for you to take along your offspring such as grocery shops, video stores and theme parks. Obviously there will be locations where this would not be advisable such as bars or car dealerships, children would only get tired and you would not be able to give the task your best observation.
Another plus point for this area of profession is that you are in control of how far you are able to travel. If the job is too far from home or cannot be encompassed into a intended outing you can say no to it with no questions asked and accept another more suitable one.
