If you decide to recruit paid interviewers, offer a competitive hourly wage. Between $10
and $11 per hour (in 2006) should enable you to attract high-quality interviewers at what would
still be a significant cost savings from outsourcing data collection. If possible, hire interviewers
with surveying experience, as these interviewers will require less extensive training. Bear in
mind that you are hiring people for a temporary position that may only last two to four weeks.
Interviewers will not have a chance to develop their skills over a long period of time; use
interviewers who have a high level of competence from the beginning. You may also want to
avoid hiring interviewers with telemarketing experience, as the phone demeanor used is quite
different than what is desirable for telephone interviewing.