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[dioscorea]

[Yams is in his usual kimono+scarf combo today; he hasn't yet embraced that modern aesthetic.]

Ah, hello! I hope this is the right place for this! It seemed like other people were asking questions on here, so I thought maybe I could do it too?

How do humans normally get jobs? I want to do something to stay busy, but I've never had a real job before--master usually just tells us what chores we're assigned to do for the day.

Oh! Or if anyone wants to train, I'd be happy to do that! I promised someone that I was going to get stronger, so I better make sure I don't lose my edge before I see him again.

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[bloodisthicker]

[ah, the days of job hunting........ well, actually, he was kind of lucky to stumble into a job here, but you know. It’s hard!!]

Ah, it can be a little bit of an intimidating process if you’re unprepared, but I can walk you through the steps of it. First, you’re going to want to write up what’s called a resume. It’s basically a list of things your future employer can use to judge your qualifications and find ways to contact you to let you know if you’ve got the job or not.

Most people include their previous employment, but since you haven’t had any actual jobs before, you’re going to want to include your skills and any professional training you have. For example, if you mostly do household chores, you’ll want to list what kinds of chores you have experience with and do particularly well. As a preliminary thing, I’d suggest listing everything out that you can think of that would translate into something you could do for a job, because that might help you decide what sorts of positions you’d like to look into.

Another thing to include would be... well, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. If there’s anyone else here who knows you from back home, you’ll want to include their contact information and how you know them so they can vouch for your abilities. This is what we call a reference.

Are you with me so far?

[dioscorea]

[At first, Yasusada looks totally eager to learn, smiling and attentive. And then his eyes keep getting wider and wider, and his smile gets smaller and smaller.

By the end of this explanation he looks completely overwhelmed.]

Um. This sounds a lot more complicated than I thought. Do all humans really have to do all that just to get a job?

[bloodisthicker]

Not all the time, but it’s usually something that you need to do if you’re not getting a job through some other form of networking. The good news is that once you have a resume together you have it to reference and copy if you decide to move to another job. The first one is definitely the hardest, though.