Hi,
Our current hiring process for RCSD addresses your concerns — we now follow a very streamlined & succinct process that ensures both productivity and quality; we will no longer be considering long essay-style forms as a means to evaluate applicants but rather keep it interactive through an IG interview to thoroughly evaluate each candidate's RP & English; more information regarding that on our forums. The current hiring process model that we're trying out for RCSD is as follows:
Application > Interview > Final Exam > Field Training
As for the field training part, we’ve also taken appropriate steps to ensure it aligns well with the game. It now takes a minimum of 12 days to complete the program and become a full-fledged member of the faction, and a much shorter time to join the faction through recruitment if you are consistently active. We will be testing this new system with the relaunch with plans to open our entry-level recruitment within the first 10 days of the relaunch.