How to Get a Job in The Sims 3

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   Select the paper, cell phone, or computer at your Sim's house. If you're using the paper, you'll need to wait for the paper to arrive first; if you're using the cell phone, click on your Sim and select Cell Phone... , or select the cell phone in their inventory.
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   Click on Find a Job . (If you have expansion packs installed, you may have to click Jobs and Professions... , and then select Find a Job or Find a Profession .) An "Available Jobs" popup will appear.
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   Look through the available jobs. Multiple jobs in different career tracks will be listed in the popup; if you don't like the job listed, click on the arrow buttons on the popup to see the other available jobs.
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   Click on Accept Career to accept a job. Your Sim will get a popup saying when their first day of work is, and who their boss is.
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The Ambitions expansion added the ability to have your Sim work for themselves.

1. 1
   Have your Sim earn a skill point. The skill must be in something that creates physical objects, such as Gardening, Sculpting, or Photography.

   • Alternatively, have your Sim learn to play an instrument (if you have Late Night) or a horseman who competes in equestrian competitions (if you have Pets).
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   Click on the cell phone or the City Hall. You can find these in one of three ways:

   • Click on your Sim and select Cell Phone...
   • Open your Sim's inventory and click the cell phone icon to the upper left of the inventory.
   • Go to Map View, find City Hall, and click on its icon.
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   Select the Jobs and Professions option. Click on Jobs and Professions... .
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   Choose your Sim's self-employment career. Click Register as Self-Employed... and select the self-employment career your Sim qualifies for.
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   Allow your Sim to go to City Hall. Your Sim will disappear into the City Hall to sign some paperwork, and will walk out as a self-employed Sim!
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