An Ontario based company that hires mystery shoppers around the globe is looking to hire Thompsonites.

Sensors Quality Management is a company that is hired by a business to provide a mystery shopper to evaluate various aspects of the business to ensure the customer experience is a pleasant one.

SQM president and co-owner David Lipton says that the incentive for a mystery shopper depends on the business being evaluated.

“Some of the mystery shops we have are traditional mystery shops; that means the person gets paid a modest amount for their time and effort, but they also might get something in terms of a reimbursement. So I might send them to a restaurant, and they get paid, say, $10 for their time and effort, but they also get paid $50 to spend for food and beverage, tax and tip. That’s the way that most assignments are. Same thing with a retail store; they’ll get paid $10 or $20 for their time and effort and they’ll get $30-$50 to spend in the store.”

Lipton says another option is for shoppers evaluating airlines or travel companies to be reimbursed up to 50 percent of their travel costs, but those shoppers are, for the most part, people who were already scheduled to travel beforehand. Any interested applicants can follow the application process online at SQM.ca.