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I've seen quite a few different bounties that are for the person that gets a token listed on an exchange. How does someone get a token listed on an exchange and a better question is how do they prove that they were the ones that got it listed?

Good question, most of the time its having a sort of connection to that exchange, knowing someone that works at it etc. Not sure how you can prove it was you though.

Most often it's the exchange operators that go for that reward. New and renowned shit exchanges are active in the forum for such reward. And they offer paid to list services.

that is correct, if the project cannot do it on its own, be worried

It depends on what exchange developers want their token to be listed, because exchanges have different requirements and process listing new digital tokens and cryptocurrencies. If your token isn not used by huge community then the exchange will not going to make any money from listing it. Getting listed on big exchanges like Bittrex is not that easy, you should have a good team, with a support of big community and great project to make it easily to be listed on big exchanges, they will will only list a coin or token where they can make more money.
This link may help answer your questions: https://www.coinist.io/how-to-get-your-digital-token-listed-on-an-exchange/

Each exchanger has different onditions to get the new cryptocurrencies listed. You can find these conditions on their sites. On Yobit for example is one of the conditions, that the devs have already published a thread here on bitcointalk with pictures. On Livecoin they need to pay first pretty much money, three BTC, I think. Novaexchange has a kind of choice system with which the users can propose coins and vote to get them listed.
Here are the links to a few examples of exchangers conditions:

Bittrex
https://support.bittrex.com/hc/en-us/articles/202583854-Submitting-a-Coin-to-Bittrex

Yobit
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://yobit.net/en/newico/&ved=0ahUKEwiTsPu5w5LXAhUC1BoKHdosCawQFggrMAI&usg=AOvVaw06h2BKz7XGMX7oSV2zNhfL

Livecoin
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.livecoin.net/en/ico&ved=0ahUKEwjD4M_gw5LXAhWKhRoKHSy2Ah0QFggoMAA&usg=AOvVaw1Z7He5WDB3oEHdU6IBZ4KB

Cryptopia
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Forum/Thread/2148&ved=0ahUKEwi3iYOFxJLXAhVHlxoKHXYADv4QFghEMAo&usg=AOvVaw0VhPS1FbPlKl6LZb4FoU8u

Thanks for the links and replies. I had already read some of the conditions but I'm still a little confused how someone could prove they were the ones to get it listed. Sometime who works there makes a lot of sense though.