At Working Worlds, the desk, chair and avatars are all computer-generated, but the jobseekers and employers that use them both hope to hammer out real-life jobs.
If you happen to be an avid Second Life player without a job, it’s time to put on your finest set of wings and find one – through the game. Luxembourg-based Gax Technologies will hold a real career fair in the virtual world on May 29, giving players a chance to meet with prospective employers without even leaving their computer chairs.
Working Worlds is actually the second career fair Gax has organized through Second Life. The company held its first Career Fair for Luxembourg last year, which ended up drawing 2,000 visitors, netting 50 of them real jobs. Inspired by the success of the original, the company has expanded with Working Worlds to include employers from Belgium and the Netherlands as well.
Surprisingly, participants who can find work and even interview from behind a computer screen aren’t the only ones who like the process. Employers actually like it for its low cost. “The ‘Working Worlds’ Career Fair is in itself the most efficient solution currently available to these companies without having to deploy significant resources,” said Cornelia den Hartog, the fair organizer. “Our partners will be in direct contact with candidates who will not have to travel, but who may meet their futureemployer ‘Live’ on Second Life.”
Participants can register for the fair at the Working Worlds Web site, which allows them to post resumes alongside other vitals for potential employers to look over before the fair on May 29.
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RSSI recommend the 2nd job fair to anyone who likes a bit of a challenge. A new world has opened!