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After the fun and games of the CP elections we're back with another tutorial for the newer players out there. Hopefully this will also provide a handy reference point for our more established players to point people towards.

This week we're taking a look at how to find the perfect job for you. Our guide comes courtesy of bowen199 and the original article can be found here. Now onto the guide...

Working is one of the most basic task in eRepublik and serves many purposes. From the point of view of the worker, you earn money to buy commodities (e.g. food, weapons, moving tickets and etc), it improves your skill points, after 30 days you earn a hard worker medal (and 5 gold) and more importantly 1 experience point every time you work.



Finding the right job

At first glance it may seem as the only factors to consider when choosing a job are skill and salary. I will explain in this guide, to find the ideal job you have to dig deeper.


Skill



Your skill points directly affect your productivity, i.e. the higher your skill points the more you produce. Every time you work your skill points increase, consequently the higher your skill points the more you will be valued/paid. There are 3 different skills to choose from:

Land skill: is required by companies which operate in the grain, diamonds, wood, oil or iron industry.

Manufacturing skill: is required by companies which operate in the weapon, food, gift or moving ticket industry.

Constructions skill: is required by companies which operate in the house, defence system or hospital industry.

When you choose an industry, it is best to specialize in one particular industry. Do not try to develop every skill ! The best industry to work in depends on several factors, but after reading the salary section you will have a better idea.


Production Quality



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On the job market the quality of a company is represented by the amount of stars (between 1 and 5) below its name. Companies who upgrade their production quality produce products of higher qualities. However, their productivity decreases, so higher quality goods require more work. As a result, each time an employee works their wellness will be decreased by 1 for each quality level of the company they work for (e.g. a Q3 company’s employee will lose 3 wellness every time he/she works).
Only players level 5 or above who are able to take advantage of the hospital in their region should work for companies with a quality level greater than 1 .


Salary


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Do not just go for the highest paid job. There are several reasons why a job that offers the highest wage may not be the job for you.

Economic Warfare: Wars exist in many forms as does economic warfare. Attacking job markets is one the most lethal form of economic warfare. Companies that offer very high or non-competitive wages are often traps. Employees apply hoping for good wages and secure employment often find they are unable to work due to no raw materials being available (does not apply to raw material companies; grain, diamonds, wood, oil or iron industry). These companies tend to prey on 0 skill level workers and have large amounts of dead/inactive trapped employees. Note: Companies can run of out raw materials due to poor management, and may warrant undue panicking. You can check if a company has any raw materials before applying by clicking on the company and scrolling down to the Raw Materials section.

Income Tax:



In every industry companies are required to pay at least 1% income tax. The amount of tax that should be paid is decided on in congress and is hugely dependent on the resources available in a country and government’s policies. Although there are only 3 skill requirements (land, manufacturing or construction) the relevant industries’ tax may not all be the same.
Example 1: An employee applies for a land skill job advertised for £2.50 in the diamonds industry, which has an income tax of 50%. Every time that employee works he/she gets paid £1.25.
Example 2: An employee applies for a land skill job advertised for £2.00 in the grain industry, which has an income tax of 15%. Every time that employee works he/she gets paid £1.70.


Other Employment Opportunities
Not all jobs are advertised or applicable to everyone. Nonetheless there are jobs available for those who want to work for a cause other than for financial gain.

Military Companies: These companies generally offer a basic wage, but in return give their workers a fair amount of the weapons that they produce. In the process they all help arm their country especially in time of war.

Communes: Non-profit companies that operate for the workers to take ownership and administration of their labour. Every worker in a commune has equal access to resources and compensated equally. Communes offer a socialist economic system within the basic confines of erepublik.


No interview this week but rest assured there'll be one in our next edition. If you have any questions please get in contact with myself, the Minister of Home Affairs or any other government representative. We are all here to help you get the most out of eRep.

All the best,

Karacticus

uMoHA

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