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Jan-29-2006 05:25

I noticed that everyone has different ways of doing their recruiting on the recruitment board. Some say "looking for agents" not much else, others give detailed descriptions. Also the agency descriptions don't reveal much, they are more a creative expression then anything else.

I have noticed that sometimes people join your agency, and from the get go it is already a bad fit. (For instance how much playing time someone wants have.) You often don't have time to interview someone in a detailed way. And you spend 5 days, spending a lot of time on a bad fit. The awkwarndess. And all the other things that could have been prevented by proper expectations. Like people that expect us to buy off their falses 2 times on their first day. :)

Recruitment ideas:
1. Have an additional format on the recruitment msg board. For instance the level of detective, if contacts are required, how many days online per week, cases played, rent required, faction standing, pass word sharing. Any perks like free equipment, free travel to agency destination. If there is something special set up for falses.
(This will really set apart agencies from each other.)

2. Have an additional info on the agency, at easy one page access. Super active, or not. Amount of treasure hunts won in the last month. If hanging out and being social is equally important as playing the game. A brief hello/bio/whatever of each member. I.e. a more detailed Agency page (like the detective page, that contains all sorts of stats about a single agent.) THis agency page could also include the want add, and they can apply on the detective page by sending private message.

3. Instead of an agent being able to receive an invite. For an agent also to apply. With on the receiving end options to: invite, decline, and save.

I am not sure if this is the way to go. But I just wanted to throw out there, that maybe some discussion about agency transparancy is handy. So my ideas are one way of doing that.

Jan-29-2006 23:41

Although I repeatedly post CLOSED messages everyone seems to love my agencies so much they constantly flood our recruitment board. There needs to be a way to prevent people from getting into my topic so I don't have to send sorry messages so often.

Jan-30-2006 09:36

Colonel Shanty, there's that sign saying only subscribed detectives, etc.. and unsubscribed people still join.
It would be hard when there are some agencies that are full of detectives without subscriptions, especially when those detectives are the directors. I suppose all these things will be worked out. But I do like the idea of a application form for new detectives. I had started pm-ing people who wanted to join to ask them a bit about themselves. I guess that would include what was stated above about how many times a week, etc...

Jan-30-2006 15:05

Chelsea, you can always have a moderator delete it for you. Just include the exact thread name.

Jan-31-2006 23:45

The solution could be to make the agency recruit board open for new posts from directors and officers subbed or not subbed. Only subbed detectives can answer a post.

The detective seeking page could be read by all, but only subbed detectives can post new messeges.
Directors who are not subbed but want to react, can use PM to talk with the detective.

Feb-1-2006 23:45

I think all this sounds good, although I still want to see a picture of Jojo in his neon pink T-shirt.

In fact, I want to see a picture of Jojo; any will do!

I guess maybe I was just lucky when I joined my first agency. I joined the first one that responded to me, and it was a great fit. I am not sure I would have known exactly what I wanted or could offer when I joined, so I think no matter what excellent changes are made, there will still be some serendipity involved.

For example, some people get all excited when they are new and think they will play obsessively, all day and all night, every case they can get their hot little hands on. (And isn't that what many agencies are looking for? ; ) Later, real life intervenes or the excitement fades a little...meanwhile, people who say they can't play all their cases every day turn into obsessive sleuth hounds......etc.

And then there is just the question of getting along and liking each other. I have known some players who followed agency rules and expectations but just drove me nuts personally (probably mutual), and that can be hard to tell on first meeting.

Anyway, I still support the general trend of this thread. Can't hurt.

And there's always the hotornot approach, let's not forget! "Click here if you are interested in joining this agency." "Click here if you are interested in hiring this detective." Then only mutual matches are allowed to see each other's posts!

*realizes that after that last idea, she has now seriously compromised the possibility of anyone taking the rest of her post seriously*

Feb-2-2006 06:12

Moon with a hat like that we all know which hot or not link to press for you.

Feb-2-2006 13:20

*pointedly ignores the last comment*

Feb-3-2006 20:55

Hey if someone wants to try and recruit LET THEM HIT AND MISS i UNDERSTAND ABOUT MISS FITS(NOT BAD FITS) BUT ISN'T PART OF THE GAME AND LIFE?? AS AN EXISTING DIRECTOR I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO WORK WITH OTHER DIRECTORS TRYING TO FIND SPOT FOR MISFIT.

Feb-3-2006 20:56

SORRY THAT WAS MEMO I TOOK FROM MY DIRECTOR, ICHIBAN!