Would You Interview for a Job in a Virtual World?
Second Life, one of the leading virtual reality worlds, is starting to see a startling development. Real world employers are conducting interviews for real world positions in the virtual reality world of Second Life. So far, most and perhaps all of the positions are for jobs which are directly related to virtual reality, such as game developers. But how long will it take for aggressive recruiters to experiment in a virtual reality world? And will they hold it against a candidate if they find that the candidate's virtual persona behaves in a manner that is not consistent with the values of the employer even if the candidate does not behave that way in the real world? If employers can't figure out what information is bogus and what information is real on Facebook and MySpace, then how can they hope to figure out the same in virtual reality worlds?
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