As a citizen of the Soviet Union or Communist China, how would I actually get a job? Would I apply to open positions, be assigned a job by a government agency, or was there some other method? Could I change jobs if I don't like my current one?

by Mr_Steal_Your_Grill

If anyone knows how this worked in other communist countries I'd be interested in that too

Minardi-Man

I answered a similar question in regards to the Soviet Union here.