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VR simulator to take the fear out of job interviews

byNathalie
June 1, 2021
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The Job Interview Simulator aims to teach job starters how to successfully master job interviews.

The Job Interview Simulator is a new application aimed at young adults with little work experience. With the app, they can learn various interview techniques autonomously from home, optimise their self-presentation and practise answering tricky questions.
The product comes from the British manufacturer Bodyswaps, which provide comprehensive learning solutions for soft skills. Learners can practise difficult conversations through empathy and self-reflection using various applications. Users slip into an avatar and can play through virtual scenarios in the workplace. For example, they learn how to deal with sensitive situations such as discrimination and bullying and receive data-based feedback. By combining behavioural science, data and immersive technologies, Bodyswaps increases the effectiveness of your training programmes with scalable contextual practice. In 2020, the start-up was included in HTC's Vive X funding programme.

Learn interview techniques & improve your self-presentation

The latest programme for optimising job interviews consists of four modules:

  • Dealing with the fear of a job interview
  • Combining personal strengths and characteristics with the job and employer
  • Use a structured answering technique to respond correctly to (almost) all questions
  • Virtual exercises in which users can give their own answers to frequently asked questions, accompanied by helpful hints and tips

Change of body and perspective in VR

Bodyswaps promises around 75 interview questions as well as a verbal and non-verbal behavioural analysis that makes use of AI techniques and evaluates your own speaking technique, for example.

Another useful feature is the ability to put yourself in the interviewer's shoes after the virtual job interview and see yourself from the interviewer's perspective: Speech and gestures are recorded and can be played back any number of times.

Job Interview Simulator is now available for virtual reality. Interested parties can visit the official website to request a free demo. If you don't have VR glasses, you can also use the app on a PC or smartphone, but you will have to accept a loss of realism and immersion.

Source: Mixed

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