The Sims 2 Guide and FAQ

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4 Work:
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Every Sim has the opportunity to find the prefect job in the Sims 2, in fact 
they have the chance to find the prefect career and climb there way to the top 
with a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck.

What career would your Sim love the most? And what career they will excel in 
fastest is covered under Aspirations and Careers below, but first lets have a 
look at the careers and if your Sim should work or not!

Some people believe that there should always be a 'Stay at Home Sim', this idea
will be covered more under section 6 - The Day to Day Sim. Although this is a 
valid idea, there is nothing stopping you from working all your Sims to their 
deaths. Although I have found that it is easier to get to the top faster if you
don't have to worry about the small things like cooking, cleaning and friends. 
Allowing more time to concentrate on your Sim skills.

This leads to the most important of things in relation to your Sims and their 
work lives, and that is your Sim's Skills. Sim Skills are cover in detail under
section 1.5 - Sim Skill, but here is a basic understanding for how they work 
with the career paths you choose. There are 7 Sim Skills, and an eighth 'skill' 
Friends that need to be looked for each career path. Which skill you concentrate
on and how many friends you have will relate directly to which career path you
choose. See section 4.4.2 - Final Stats Chart Comparison, for information on 
what Sim Skills are required for each career path.

All careers paths require thee Sim Skills plus friends to make it to the top, 
however the amount of Sim skill and which ones is different for each career 
path. If you choose a career that needs a lot of friends, like the Slacker 
career, then you may want to have a 'Stay at Home Sim'.

There are ten career paths, and each has it's good points and bad. For now, I'll
leave you to figure those out. Here is a look at the 10 careers.

Careers:

Athletic, Business, Criminal, Culinary, Law Enforcement, Medical, Military, 
Politics, Science, Slacker.

Now it is time to look at your Sims Aspirations, and which career would you Sim
be best in.

IMPORTANT NOTE - To Find a job use the Newspaper or the Computer. There are 3 
job advertised per day in the Newspaper and 5 a day on the Computer.