Wondered why you just can't get any profit out of the Employment Agency? Try
these steps and be on the path to Success (that includes lotsa NPs).
The Employment
Agency has been my primary NP-maker for most of my time in NeoPets and
I've earned lots of NP from it. However, I've noticed that many of my friends
just can't seem to make even the tiniest profit out of it, so here are some
tips that might help them and perhaps you in working out there.
The Basics:
There are a few basic principles in successfully working in the Employment Agency.
These are:
1. Have a capital of at least 2000 NP. You can do that by playing on the Stock
Market or playing Super-Bullseye.
2. Never take jobs which are below the 4-digit level (i.e. below 1000 NP).
More often than not, these are the jobs which make you lose cash.
3. Never take jobs which require you to search for more than 4 items unless
you're 110% confident of profit from the job. This is because if you underestimated
the price of the items, it is easier to refresh and find the cheaper shops and
thus cut down your losses.
4. Unless your connection is a very good one (T1+), don't try taking jobs
that want you to finish it in 10 minutes or less.
5. Last but not least, don't try looking for job coupons. They will only give
you a major loss when you use them. Concentrate on the Basic Jobs instead.
With these basic principles in mind, your first few jobs in the Agency will
give you a respectable amount of profit. However, there are some items which
are ludicrously overpriced to make any profit out of it. Beware of these particular
jobs. Go. Try a few trial jobs on your own to see which jobs are good and which
isn't.
Done it yet? Good.
Now that you've tried a few jobs, let's go into the finer points of working
in the Employment Agency.
The Finer Points:
1. If you work in the employment agency enough, you'll notice that there are
some "hot items" that the Agency almost always wants. Frequently check the Shop
Wizard for the prices of these things. An example of these "hot items" are books
like "Papyrus Making" and "Techo Says - The Book".
2. Avoid jobs involving Chocolates because for some reason, Chocolates seem
too expensive to make even a tiny profit out of it.
3. Try to complete the job as fast as possible. If you finish the job in less
than 1/3 of the time required, you'll receive a bonus ranging from a measly
3% of the base payment up to a 75% bonus. I'm not sure whether the time to the
bonus limit affects this though.
4. Jobs actually refresh every 10 minutes instead of the stated 5. Experiment
to see what minute these jobs refresh and refresh your browser at that minute.
You need to do this because jobs (especially good ones) run out VERY fast!
5. Explore the shops in Neopia Central if you have enough speed on your connection
(128k will do for this) to do so while on a job. Who knows, you might get a
good deal for an item.
6. Final tip that I will impart to you is one of THE tips to be a successful
worker in the Employment Agency. The "Refresh" button. That is you best friend
when looking for good deals in the Shop Wizard.
Those are some of the tips that can bring you to a relatively good level on
the Employment Agency. I hope you all get something from it. There is a final
tip I would like to give before I sign off. That is to gain EXPERIENCE. With
enough experience, you'll be one of those successful fat cats up on the top
25 ladder. If you have any questions, feel free to Neomail me. | 
