I think that this holds a lot of promise and could be really beneficial for newer players in the community.Â
Just a few things I can suggest:
While planning and organizing things OOCly is important, it's probably just as important to make sure things are established in a manner that are natural ICly. Perhaps the leaders can actively scout for new members ICly or even promote the company through flyers they've  posted throughout the cities. This could be a great way to advertise in-game and reel in interest from an in-character level.
A screening process consisting of an application and interview are good so long as the right questions are asked and it doesn't make the person applying feel like their filling out a job form. Another thing to consider is having a screening process for both IC and OOC. The officers could interview the player OOCly and there can be an in-character application process that is followed by an in-character interview that actually takes place in the game.
The buddy system is an awesome idea. It really falls in line with the whole mentor thing going on right now. While I understand the idea is to cater towards newer players, it could be beneficial to have some older players who can assist OOCly just as much as ICly. One thing we used to do was recruit training exercise RP where we made large scale events for the newer members to take part in. This let them get a feel for some of the content to come as well as help get them integrated in the LS in a natural way.Â
I would definitely consider running a site for event planning at the least. A calendar and an event schedule that people can visually follow can go a long way.
Anyways, those are some suggestions from the top of my head. You're free to take them or dismiss them as you please. Again, I think that a new LS made up of new people could be really beneficial to the community since we do have a bunch of older groups already established. It would be great to see fresh new faces doing their own thing and interacting with them as well!
Just a few things I can suggest:
While planning and organizing things OOCly is important, it's probably just as important to make sure things are established in a manner that are natural ICly. Perhaps the leaders can actively scout for new members ICly or even promote the company through flyers they've  posted throughout the cities. This could be a great way to advertise in-game and reel in interest from an in-character level.
A screening process consisting of an application and interview are good so long as the right questions are asked and it doesn't make the person applying feel like their filling out a job form. Another thing to consider is having a screening process for both IC and OOC. The officers could interview the player OOCly and there can be an in-character application process that is followed by an in-character interview that actually takes place in the game.
The buddy system is an awesome idea. It really falls in line with the whole mentor thing going on right now. While I understand the idea is to cater towards newer players, it could be beneficial to have some older players who can assist OOCly just as much as ICly. One thing we used to do was recruit training exercise RP where we made large scale events for the newer members to take part in. This let them get a feel for some of the content to come as well as help get them integrated in the LS in a natural way.Â
I would definitely consider running a site for event planning at the least. A calendar and an event schedule that people can visually follow can go a long way.
Anyways, those are some suggestions from the top of my head. You're free to take them or dismiss them as you please. Again, I think that a new LS made up of new people could be really beneficial to the community since we do have a bunch of older groups already established. It would be great to see fresh new faces doing their own thing and interacting with them as well!
