EVALUATORS.

BARE CULTURE

As an evaluator for BARE International, you become a valuable part of providing game-changing insights to our clients. You can have an impact on how our clients provide customer service and make business decisions. The same ethical standards we uphold when designing, implementing, and analyzing research strategies for our clients also applies to you as one of our evaluators. We strive to create opportunities as worthwhile to you as your work is to us.

BECOME AN EVALUATOR

I have worked with many other mystery shopping companies, but BARE sets the gold standard in the industry. Thank you for providing  a company that I am proud to say I contract with.

Sheila Smylie
BARE Evaluator since 2003

EVALUATOR OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to Carine F. for her amazing insights and dedication! Happy Shopping!

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6 BENEFITS OF BEING A BARE EVALUATOR

  • EXTRA INCOME

    Earn with our transparent evaluation system that helps you improve your work and ensures fair, democratic scheduling.

  • FUN WORK

    Learning more about interesting products and brands is fun, and helping companies make a difference is truly rewarding.

  • FEEL VALUED

    With competition increasing daily, you’ll be a valuable asset to companies looking to improve customer experience.

  • FAIR PAY

    BARE ensures reasonable compensation and maintains secure and accurate financial control systems.

  • FLEXIBLE HOURS

    Enjoy less stringent validation processes and full control over dates, deadlines, payments and workload.

  • PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION

    BARE has a solid industry reputation and is known for its credibility, stability, and variety of opportunities.

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EVALUATOR FAQ.

Please be aware of possible email scams pretending to be BARE International. All evaluators for BARE International must be registered and would never receive prepayment for services. All payments are via PayPal, live check, or direct deposit; Cashier Checks appearing to come from BARE are a sign of a scam. Further, all legitimate BARE International emails end with @bareinternational.com. We appreciate you alerting us to any possible scam so we can take action immediately!

A mystery shopper, or mystery evaluator, is an independent contractor who gathers data to assist our clients with making important decisions to move their business. A typical project involves the evaluation of one of our clients’ businesses through in-person visits, telephone calls, web-based inquiries, or other means by serving as a typical customer or guest. Typically, the evaluator provides his or her objective feedback about the service provided and the overall customer experience. Information may be gathered around knowledge of products and services, the location’s overall cleanliness and condition, and product selection availability. Each project is different because BARE International’s clients all have different needs and design unique programs to meet them. When given a specific project, the evaluator receives a briefing on that particular client’s goals and objectives, including any special requirements the client has communicated to us.

To become an evaluator in Europe, you must be 18 years of age or older.

Once you register yourself with BARE International’s website by signing up as an evaluator in order to receive notices about upcoming opportunities, you must register with BARE, complete the online registration, and agree to BARE’s working relationship terms and conditions. We provide our evaluators on a yearly basis with a summary of your work for us to help you with your tax declaration.

No. There are no fees to register your services with BARE.

In fact, if you see offers from other organizations stating that there is a fee to sign up before you are able to get mystery shopping assignments, BEWARE. You and your services are valuable, and you should be compensated for providing them, not the other way around. This is not an accepted or standard practice for legitimate companies like BARE. We encourage you to sign up for and to work with companies that are part of the  Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA).

As soon as your registration is complete, you can log in to our online portal, APOLLO, to complete BARE basics testing and to check the Job Board for any available projects. Be aware that projects usually have firm deadlines, so be sure to read all the details before applying or registering to do projects that interest you.

Be sure to keep your address, banking information (if receiving electronic payment), and contact information up-to-date in your shopper profile. Not doing so may cause a delay in your receiving payment or prevent us from being able to contact you regarding shop report questions. DO NOT make updates to details such as birthdate and gender. This will deactivate your account.

Our clients represent a wide range of industries and locations with needs across Europe and globally. It is likely you will find opportunities near you. As an evaluator of BARE, you control where and how often you complete assignments.

You can search the Job Board in APOLLO by zip code, state, and country to find the most up-to-date listing of opportunities all over the world. You may also elect to receive Project Offer Emails in your Evaluator Profile to receive email alerts about available projects in your area.  Do consider whitelisting emails from @bareinternational.com as they are sometimes blocked as spam.

We process offers for projects on a daily basis. You should receive a confirmation via email within 48 hours or so if your bid was accepted. Check your email often! Additionally, make sure to check your Shop Log and My Apps to confirm which shops have been allocated to you.

As an independent contractor, this is really up to you. We always communicate to you what our clients expect in terms of the quality of reports and project timeliness. It is your responsibility to estimate workloads and assess the amount of work that is feasible for you to perform. Please remember that if your performance does not meet the client’s expectations for a particular project, we reserve the right to enlist another evaluator. This can affect your compensation, so only taking on projects with standards that you can reasonably perform is key. Some clients are limiting the number of shops an evaluator can complete for a project.

Contact the Resource Manager in charge of that project as soon as possible so that BARE can locate another evaluator to take your place.

How do I know who my Resource Manager is?

The Resource Manager’s name and contact details can be found on the email notification received when a shop has been assigned. Their contact details are important as you may need to reach out to them for clarification of expectations or to revise a shop date. These details are also found on the shop comments in your shop log and in the project briefing document attached to your assignment. Be aware that Resource Managers work Monday through Friday regular business hours.

What do I do to prepare for an evaluation?

You will receive an acceptance email once a shop has been assigned telling you the shop report is in your log.  Log in to review guidelines the project briefing document and to take any project specific quiz and to review the form.  If required, enter a shop planning date. If you have any questions, or need further clarification, reach out right away to the project manager to get answers.  Project managers will reply to you during regular business hours Monday through Friday, generally 8:00 am – 4:30 pm eastern standard time.

What do I do if I have a problem off hours, or on the weekend?

Read the Guidelines in full and review the form itself as soon as you get an assignment, so you can contact the Resource Manager with questions during business hours. If the unforeseen happens, however, during non-business hours, leave the Resource Manager a voicemail or send an email to ensure they can address the situation right away. Do your best to make decisions that do not compromise your identity as a mystery shopper.

Who do I contact in off hours?

In Europe, please send an e-mail to your Resource Manager who will get back to you as soon as possible.

We rate your work on each project as it comes in on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, against the expectations of the client and BARE. Items such as timeliness, completeness, accuracy of information, responsiveness, and grammar, among other things, determine which evaluators we can count on to deliver the best product for our clients. Evaluators who consistently produce high-quality work are in the highest demand and will be chosen to participate in projects more frequently than evaluators whose work receives average or below-average ratings.

BARE pays out a wide range of fees for projects performed by evaluators. Fees vary per project depending on the scope, difficulty, and time commitment involved. Fees are communicated to the evaluator community via the job board before an evaluator offers to complete a project. Earnings are therefore under the control of the individual evaluator. Additionally, some projects allow for a purchase reimbursement.  If this is the case, the maximum reimbursement amount allowable will be part of the job posting. Unless stated otherwise, all fees and reimbursements are listed and paid out in EUR.

Please ensure that your payment details are filled out and up-to-date in your Extended Evaluator profile! You can do so by logging in to your account here: BARE Evaluator Login.

If you have trouble finding your “Extended Evaluator profile,” you can find step-by-step instructions under the section “How to change my payment details or method?”

For people with European accounts, you will be paid for your services performed and reimbursed for allowable expenses by bank transfer (EUR transfer), PayPal (EUR transfer), or TransferWise (choose your currency). This must be done by the end of the month following the month in which the projects were completed and received according to the project requirements. Unless otherwise stated, all fees and refunds are shown and given in EUR.

For account holders outside of Europe, the same rules apply as for account holders in Europe. However, please keep in mind that sending money to a bank account in a non-EU country may incur high transaction fees and an extra exchange rate fee if the account is not in EUR. We suggest that you use PayPal (EUR currency) or TransferWise, where you can choose the currency you want to use.

Please make sure that the Payment Details part of your Extended Shopper Profile is filled out, and don’t forget to keep it up-to-date if any of the information changes. Kindly only provide one payment method.

FOR ALL PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS: As a courtesy, a notification of payment is sent to the email address on record in the Evaluator Profile. This notice shows the specific project(s) that were paid for and the amount of fees and/or reimbursements that were given. This notice needs to be carefully looked over, and any mistakes should be mentioned right away. If you have any questions about payment for the individual projects listed, please contact your Project Manager. If you have any questions about the payment transaction itself, please contact the appropriate individual mentioned in the email.

For all payments, you have 90 days from the date they were sent (or when you expected to receive them) to report any problems.

Expense reimbursements are most of the time not taxable assets, although it is the evaluator’s responsibility to check based on the local regulations. It is clearly stated in the monthly and annual evaluator payment declarations how much reimbursement was paid for which assignments.

What do you do if your payment details are correct and up to date, but do you still have payment issues? 

Please check if your report was finalized before the end of last month. Once your shop is finalized, you receive an email with the reviewer’s comments and a grade. This comment and grade are also visible from the shop log. Please note that if your report was finalized after the end of the month, then you might get paid for that shop only in the next payment cycle.  

In case your payment is still missing, please contact the Resource Manager in charge of your specific project or reply to the e-mail address provided at the bottom of your payment information email (Evaluator Payment Summary). Your scheduler will initiate a background check to resolve your issue. 

Once you have contacted your scheduler, they will maintain the communication and provide you with all the necessary information and action points needed on your side. 

First, you will need to log into your Evaluator profile at the BARE International website, or via the “Evaluator Log In” link. 

Once logged in, go to “My Profile” There, there under the section “Status” you will be able to see “Extended Evaluator Profile” and you can click the option “Update”. Then, under the “Payment details” section, you will be able to edit or add your payment information.
DO NOT FORGET TO PRESS “SAVE CHANGES” AND TO INFORM YOUR RESOURCE MANAGER OF THESE CHANGES to avoid missing payments!

Please update your payment details by the end of the month to ensure that all expenses and reimbursements are paid to you on time! Unfortunately, if you fail to do so, we cannot guarantee your payment will arrive for the month! If you want to change your payment method or want to change your bank details, you can do it online via your “Extended Evaluator Profile,” but in all cases, please contact the resource manager in charge of your specific project and inform us of your request to avoid any missing payments. 

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