Staff Employment: July 2013

[Kataya]

It's that time again everyone! We are opening up a staff recruitment round for the next few weeks given we are under-staffed at the moment. As usual, you must have been a member of this site for at least 3 weeks in order to be considered. Please note, if you have been a Moderator in the past, please specify in the application and you may get re-instated without the need of undergoing the test. However, this is subject to how long ago it was and how long you were active as a Moderator.

The process is similar to previous recruitment rounds except the "Test" phase might be slightly different as I'm sure we're all sick of William and his Charmander by now. It may involve a different scenario plus a small quiz at the end to test you knowledge of various aspects of the site.

The recruitment process occurs in three phases.

Phase 1
A simple application which does not have to be long or fancy. Simply post beneath and address each of the bullet points. Please do more than a few scant sentences though.

• Why do you want to be a Moderator at ZapdosZulu?
  
  
• Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?
  
  
• Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?
  
  
• Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?
  
  

[ul][li][b]Why do you want to be a Moderator at ZapdosZulu?[/b]

[/li][li][b]Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?[/b]

[/li][li][b]Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?[/b]

[/li][li][b]Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?[/b]

[/li][/ul]

Phase 2
Involves a simple training/probation period to make sure you are familiar with all the roleplaying rules and most importantly understand how our Battle System works. A staff member will arrange a Test if they accept your application. This test will be a learning phase, so don't worry if you make a mistake. You will be guided through the entire process so just do your best.

Phase 3
Finally, once you have completed your test, there will be a short probation period where you will be given the title of Trainee Moderator and a coloured name. You will be allowed to moderate real threads and will be watched closely by our staff team. If you meet the activity requirements and make a good impression, you will then receive your full Moderator status.

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Although this is a vigorous recruitment process to ensure that in the future our Moderators are active and possess the vital skills, this should not discourage you in any way from applying. There will be some great opportunities to design some elements of the site. As usual, we love our artistic members so emphasizing your graphics skills will help your application. You may also be aware that Proboards v5 is coming soon so if you have any coding experience, we'd love to hear from you.

[Deleted]

• Why do you want to be a Moderator at ZapdosZulu?
  I like to help people, I like to be of use. I see that the site is going through a bit of tough time when it comes to getting modding done, and I have the free timeI have no life to help out.
  
  
• Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?
  I am an active member of the site! And I've looked around and been told by Kat on several occasion what is required for a member of staff on this site.
  
  
• Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?
  Yes I have been a staff member on another site, in fact I've been a staff member on several Pokemon sites. I have tons of experience when it comes to modding threads, and dealing with Pokemon battles.
  
  
• Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?
  I have a basic knowledge of codingI've only ever made one posting table, I'm also full of ideas that could be used for plots, items, events, and all that good stuff.
  

[Kataya]

Feel free to sit your test Here.

[Avalon]

• Why do you want to be a Moderator at ZapdosZulu?
  I like helping out, especially with places like this. This place seems to be hurting a little bit in the mod/staff department (No offense to the current staff. I know you guys are doing your best to keep the place running).
  
  
• Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?
  I try to be an active member on the site (My muse tends to leave me, so I don't post on my own threads often, though it shouldn't be a problem for me to update other people's adventures.). And I do have an understanding of the sites' rules. I am friends with some of the staff and have watched how they mod so I have something to look toward as an example. As a bonus, I lack what one could call a "social life" (Sad but true) so I should have a fairly clear schedule, which I can use to help out here.
  
  
• Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?
  I have modded and even worked as an admin on Pokemon sites before (Unfortunately, they died due to poor planning between staff members and lack of interest by the actual members), so I have done staff work before.
  
  
• Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?
  Like Leon I have a very basic idea of coding, but I am an idea person. I have plenty of ideas toward quests and such that could be used on the site, provided the other members of the site would be in agreement over them.

[Kataya]

Your test can be found Here

[Blackbird]

• Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?
  
  Yes, I try to be as active as I can which is a lot cause I have no life. Even if no one has replied to my threads, I will read other threads or will hang around the Chatbox. I know the rules pretty well, minus where some things are located, though I find them every day. I know the procedure's pretty well, and check things over before doing anything witht them.
  
  
• Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?
  
  I have done some staffing/ownership on a friends old RP site, as well as some of my own, and I do a lot of leadership things at school like clubs and band.
  
  
• Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?
  
  I have a lot of free time, again no life and will even after school starts. I aim to be a writer, so my posts are as long as I can get them and are pretty well written, but again I'm human.
  
  

I really hope y'all will think about letting my test, and thanks for reading this! I really love this site, and enjoy it!

[Hunter]

Before everyone jumps the gun about me applying once again to become Staff I'd just like to ask if I could have one last chance. If I stuff up this time then I'll never apply for the position again!

• Why do you want to be a Moderator at ZapdosZulu?
  I love to help out whenever possible. I'd like to be able to Moderate Staff/Members threads and help them progress through their journeys, also to help out the Behind the Scenes action that happens whether it be coming up with ideas for Events etc.
  
  
• Are you an active member of this site and do you have some understanding of the rules and procedures of the site to be able to moderate threads?
  I am an active member of Pokemon HG/SS RP and have proven that over the years. I completely understand that rules and procedures of the site and what it takes to be a Moderator. Contributing to the site whether it be helping out new members or recruiting people to the site is my forte and I'd like to up my effort more by being allowed to Moderate members and staffs threads and help them along their journey throughout the Johto Region.
  
  
• Have you had any past experience as a staff member on another roleplaying site or have you taken up a role of responsibility in the past?
  Plenty of experience as a Staff Member on different roleplaying sites, including this one. Here's a list of a few of the sites I've been staff on:
  
  Pokemonsters Live - [GMod and then Admin]
  Regalis Region - [Admin/Advisor/Moderator]
  Pokemon Anrui - [Moderator]
  Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Roleplay - [Trial Moderator/Moderator]
  Cheyenne Region - [Moderator]
  Erinuki Region - [Trial Moderator]
  
  
• Do you have any additional skills that could be useful in developing the site?
  Spriting. Other then that I'm really good at coming up with ideas for Quests and Events. Recruitment Powers Activate!
  

[Kataya]

Alright Wolf, you can sit your test Here And Hunter, I'm sorry but as it stands right now, there are too many trust issues with you for us to allow you back on staff. You've applied many times and everytime you have not been able to maintain your status do to inactivity. And you were absent for a very long period of time and only recently just returned before Staff apps opened.

[Andrew]

Since we have three great new additions to the staff team, I'm going to close applications for the time being. Thanks to everyone who applied.