@elynbeth wrote:
You aren't receiving productive advice here. They want to see that you know how to write a mystery shop report. They aren't asking you to provide work you gave another company. Refusing to give a sample won't get you very far.
Think about the last time you ate out. Write a few paragraphs about it in the style you would describe the experience in a shop report. Keep this file on your computer for the next time an application wants a writing sample. (This is an incredibly common question on applications.)
Certainly some companies just auto-approve applications through SASSIE or Prophet. However, many manually screen and only approve people that they think can do the work. Just because the poster above has never come across that doesn't mean those companies don't exist. They won't be impressed at someone that refuses to provide a sample (especially when they never asked for work that was given to another company - that would show that you don't know how to read questions.)
@nslinhar wrote:
The "or" in your statement indicates you need not describe a fine dining experience.
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB by deleted do you mean their login/username would be removed? If so please PM me the MSC name, I am curious who this is, as I am signed up for basically everyone, and my logins all seem to work with no issues.
@MickeyB wrote:
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB by deleted do you mean their login/username would be removed? If so please PM me the MSC name, I am curious who this is, as I am signed up for basically everyone, and my logins all seem to work with no issues.
No - they were never given a login and password because they were not approved to shop for them in the first place. Once they had a login and password then they were approved to shop and any deactivation or promotion (e.g. being able to see better shops) was based on actual shop reports, not sample narratives.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I've given dozens of writing samples before being accepted by a company, this is on your application...just make up a short dining experience you've had and tell about it. Many applications also want a good experience as well as a bad experience. Not understanding the complexity of this.
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB wrote:
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB by deleted do you mean their login/username would be removed? If so please PM me the MSC name, I am curious who this is, as I am signed up for basically everyone, and my logins all seem to work with no issues.
No - they were never given a login and password because they were not approved to shop for them in the first place. Once they had a login and password then they were approved to shop and any deactivation or promotion (e.g. being able to see better shops) was based on actual shop reports, not sample narratives.
@MickeyB, thank you for the explanation. I understand what you are saying but ask you to please PM or tell me the company that you are speaking of. The one you approve people for. I ask because I have never had an application to shop denied, or been turned away from a company, and I am curious which one this is. You can keep it private (in PM) if you like, so that you don't name who you work for. Thanks,
Orlando
@MickeyB wrote:
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB wrote:
@oteixeira wrote:
@MickeyB by deleted do you mean their login/username would be removed? If so please PM me the MSC name, I am curious who this is, as I am signed up for basically everyone, and my logins all seem to work with no issues.
No - they were never given a login and password because they were not approved to shop for them in the first place. Once they had a login and password then they were approved to shop and any deactivation or promotion (e.g. being able to see better shops) was based on actual shop reports, not sample narratives.
@MickeyB, thank you for the explanation. I understand what you are saying but ask you to please PM or tell me the company that you are speaking of. The one you approve people for. I ask because I have never had an application to shop denied, or been turned away from a company, and I am curious which one this is. You can keep it private (in PM) if you like, so that you don't name who you work for. Thanks,
Orlando
I don't work for any company in this capacity anymore. But the company I refer to is ACL. In 2005-2007 they approved about 50% of the people that applied through a test algorithm. The remaining 50% were hand approved based on their sample shop narrative. I don't know how it works there anymore.
Other companies that approve people to shop (or not) based only on sample narratives include Guest Check, Travessa Hospitality, and Unifocus.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
I've given dozens of writing samples before being accepted by a company, this is on your application...just make up a short dining experience you've had and tell about it. Many applications also want a good experience as well as a bad experience. Not understanding the complexity of this.
The OP stated that they have had few fine dining experiences. They have little to draw on when writing about fine dining. The OP did not state how many casual dining experiences they have had. We do not know how much experience they can utilize when creating a writing sample about a casual dining experience. For the OP, creating a writing sample about dining experiences might be more difficult than it is for people who have had more dining-out experiences of those types. Why chide?
@breathingdeep1 wrote:
From a schedulers perspective. . . if you are new and trying to get your first assignment, your writing sample is imparative. It is one way I know you can write and if you have any mystery shopping experience. Writing a noncohent sentence or paragraph makes me skip over you. Not using basic punctuation and capitalization makes me skip over you. Writing 2 lines makes me skip over you. Writing in short hand makes me skip over you. Writing in vague, non specific, cover anything in generalized terms, makes me skip over you. Decide not to include one at all, I may be nice and ask you for one, but that is rare and unlikely. Your sample doesnt have to perfect but let it be a reflection of your skills. You can copy and paste a sample you have done and just change the name or leave out the name of the place.
@Whatfun14LF wrote:
@breathingdeep1 wrote:
From a schedulers perspective. . . if you are new and trying to get your first assignment, your writing sample is imparative. It is one way I know you can write and if you have any mystery shopping experience. Writing a noncohent sentence or paragraph makes me skip over you. Not using basic punctuation and capitalization makes me skip over you. Writing 2 lines makes me skip over you. Writing in short hand makes me skip over you. Writing in vague, non specific, cover anything in generalized terms, makes me skip over you. Decide not to include one at all, I may be nice and ask you for one, but that is rare and unlikely. Your sample doesnt have to perfect but let it be a reflection of your skills. You can copy and paste a sample you have done and just change the name or leave out the name of the place.
What happens if I spell 'imperative', 'imparative' or 'noncoherent', 'noncohent' or make the other mistakes in the above?
@Whatfun14LF wrote:
@breathingdeep1 wrote:
From a schedulers perspective. . . if you are new and trying to get your first assignment, your writing sample is imparative. It is one way I know you can write and if you have any mystery shopping experience. Writing a noncohent sentence or paragraph makes me skip over you. Not using basic punctuation and capitalization makes me skip over you. Writing 2 lines makes me skip over you. Writing in short hand makes me skip over you. Writing in vague, non specific, cover anything in generalized terms, makes me skip over you. Decide not to include one at all, I may be nice and ask you for one, but that is rare and unlikely. Your sample doesnt have to perfect but let it be a reflection of your skills. You can copy and paste a sample you have done and just change the name or leave out the name of the place.
What happens if I spell 'imperative', 'imparative' or 'noncoherent', 'noncohent' or make the other mistakes in the above?