Some Confusion/Need Some Direction

[Shmunkster]

I play WHM and it is fun. Very different from SCH (which I have somewhere in the 30s). But, I feel your pain (currently messing about with some melee DPS)

Sakura has some good tips to help it go quicker. It is a little painful...but, I am assuming if you started CNJ and you're now ARC, you have all the low level quests around Lima open? Or did you do them with your CNJ. I left all the low level ones in the other towns when I got there, purely so I could use them for my other jobs/classes.
If you haven't got them, then its Hunting Log (you will have a new one for ARC), and kicking some FATES, if you're passing by/in the area, and leves, until you get to 15. It won't take that long. I grinded leves purely on my THM all the way to lv26 (for Swiftcast - you'll probs wanna do that too at some point). It took me about 3 days, at 2-3 hours a day for that (still farting about in chat etc).

Once you get to 15, start rolling the dungeons. EXP is good now there. I got my PGL up to lv26 from lv15 in just 2 days just rolling dungies (not full time...just in the evening). OK, Satasha and Toto get boring after a while - but it's good EXP for a short time investment (plus you get some good gear for your level).

So, in conclusion...Hunting Log, the low level quests (if you have them available) the odd passing FATE, leves, then dungies
Soon you will be there!