The Employment Section

I began my career with the Outpost 10F Tribune in February after receiving an e-mail saying they had accepted my application. A few days ago I got an e-mail from my boss giving my job description for this edition of the paper. I had to reply and ask him what it was, precisely, that I was going to be writing about. All I had to go on was something to do with employment at the Outpost. So here we go.

There isn’t much involved to become a member of a department. Basically it all starts with your first day in the room, but that isn’t always important as has been proven in my case considering this is just my second job in my 2+ years. The things a department manager is looking for in order to hire someone for a job is someone that will carry out the job dutifully, who is responsible, nice, caring, and informative. These qualities, and more, contribute to your résumé just as well as any work experience you’ve had before.

Depending on what position you want, or what department you’re applying to, you might want to consider the following points:

• Job Requirements - Make sure you know when you apply for a position what it requires. Don’t go into a job that requires programming languages and heavy workloads. If you don’t have a skill they’re looking for, then you need to either contact the appropriate personnel and ask them about it, or you need to consider another position elsewhere.
• People You Work For - Be sure that when you apply for a position you know whom your boss will be. Try to find a boss that you know you can work with reliably and ask questions of when needed. Don’t try to get a job without knowing whom you’ll be working for. If you suddenly find out that your boss is a guy you know you hate or can’t work with, then maybe this wasn’t the right job for you.
• People You Work With - Basically this is the same thing. If you find that someone in the department or team you will be working with is someone you don’t think you can work beside, then find a way to either make the job work or find another job. People aren’t going to move out of the way just for you.
• Having Fun - Don’t get a job just because you think it’s your responsibility. I have seen too many people start like that then think that it’s their duty to do everything. Those kinds of people typically end up visiting the chat room for an hour a month and working their butts off for the chat room 10 hours a week. It’s not worth your time to work if you aren’t going to enjoy it.
• Time - Never go into a position if it will be time consuming and you don’t have to time to do it all in. If something comes up after you’ve been hired, then contact your department manager or assistant manager and ask them about it. Push comes to shove you can take an extended leave, and ask if you can come back later when you’re not as busy.

• Career - Depending on the job you seek, you may find that you can make a career out of it. The Outpost is always in need of people to step up to positions that become vacant when people retire or move on to other work. If you are someone that thinks you have what it takes to become a department manager or otherwise, tell your current employer that you want to make your job a career.
• Communication - No, I’m not talking about the department. What I am talking about is the word. Communication is important to all of us. Without it we wouldn’t be a chat room. When you are looking for a position, do yourself a favor are strike up a friendship with your department leaders and coworkers. Being someone they can count on for more than your work will make them more comfortable criticizing you and coming to you for advice. Believe it or not, department managers don’t have all the answers, and sometimes you might have to step in and give them your ideas.

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