What is an audit?

June 15, 2011 12:43PM

I just received my email from Market Force approving me and am looking through the jobs available. Many of them are doing an "audit". Please shed some light up this for me as to what this is. Sorry for the silly "newbie" question.

Julieann

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June 15, 2011 01:40PM

I have done a 'retail audit' for them which consisted of price checking against tags, signage, what the register would ring and the sale flyer. Generally the manager accompanied me with his price gun and these went relatively fast. Reporting on a well maintained store was not bad, reporting on a store in disarray was very time consuming.

I did a cell phone audit for them a year or so ago. It was not an announced audit, so it not what they are currently listing. It was checking specific marketing materials and photographing for current date as well as store displays and pricing. It was a combination mystery shop and reveal if I recall correctly.

June 15, 2011 02:27PM

Thanks Flash for the explanation!

June 16, 2011 04:24PM

I wouldn't start out with an audit, they are much more involved...start with normal smaller shops, then work your way up. I recently did a couple hotel audits, and wow, alot of work.

Live consciously....

June 16, 2011 04:33PM

Audits can be very simple or very complex. Although it is not always true, you can get some idea by the fee being offered. Hotel audits of course pay a lot more between fee and reimbursement than do a quick audit trip over to the video store.

June 17, 2011 03:39PM

The fee can be low, and the audit more involved than meets the eye. I'm doing 4 audits, just took them as they sounded simple...NOT! For a 12.00 fee, alot of work. When I read your thread heading "What is an audit", I would be very careful, you can't see what's required of you until you accept the job. I'm not trying to scare you, just be aware, they can involve more than you think.

Live consciously....

June 17, 2011 03:52PM

Thanks for the great info (warning - LOL)

July 14, 2011 07:43PM

I was a fool this week--took an audit for a car place--it was a nightmare. All of the pics have to be resized, because my camera takes them larger than 2MB (probably there's a setting to make them smaller; I just have to figure that out).

I actually flaked because after an hour in the store and three hours on my computer, I wasn't done yet. For $14, I was done. I hate to flake on such a large company, but that was the most unrealistic one I've ever done. Worse than a non-bonused CPI shop!!!!!!!!

July 14, 2011 07:55PM

Check the 'menu' functions of your camera. You should have a Menu button. Toggle through your options and you should be able to find a section where you can at least choose "Fine" or "Standard" (those are the choices on my old Sony) or where you can actually choose the megapixels you want (my Kodak). I'm sure other cameras may call the options different things, but you can set your camera to take smaller overall photos that can upload easily.

This is not a new problem or unique. I believe it was TechSavy who suggested some free software that can gang reduce file size for a lot of files at once.

Edited to add: That is not going to make that shop more fun, but can cut down some of the headaches.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2011 07:56PM by Flash.

September 11, 2011 01:22PM

julieann Wrote:
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> I just received my email from Market Force
> approving me and am looking through the jobs
> available. Many of them are doing an "audit".
> Please shed some light up this for me as to what
> this is. Sorry for the silly "newbie" question.
>

>
> Julieann

I'm so glad you asked this question. I AM a "newbie" so this was something I needed to know about. Good responses. Very helpful.

September 13, 2011 02:29AM

I've done audits over the years and I won't do them anymore. The ones that sound like a good deal for over $100 from GFK makes you run to the location two consecutive days because they don't give you all the stuff to look for in one gulp, then you pay for the background check and drug test out of your own pocket and only reimburse you for that after you're stupid enough to get a couple of their audits done. Unless you live next door to the location, it's a shop to run like hell from.

Her Serene Majesty, Cettie - Goat Queen of Zoltar, Sublime Empress of Her Caprine Domain

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