jstkdn
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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.
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Moonshh
Well-Connected
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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*
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