You may have thought our report on the recent virtual reality picket line protest had nothing to do with you. But what happens when your boss tells you to organise something in Second Life for the next graduate recruitment round?
Recruitment firm TMP Worldwide teamed up with Royal Bank of Scotland, Yell UK and KPMG this week to run a three-day Second Life recruitment fair that offered students the chance to chat in real time with avatars from the three big firms.
The event was not simply a free-for-all in which anyone with an internet connection could turn up and waste everyone's time. Rather, the recruiting firms screened applicants first and issued them with a personal invitation to turn up for an "interview".
Yell UK argues that the event allows them to "dissolve geographical boundaries" and "tap into new talent from around the world without anyone having to leave the comfort of their own office or home".
If you haven't yet taken the plunge, it may be time to sign up, choose yourself an avatar and learn how to walk, talk and fly in the virtual world.
Here's how an earlier Second Life recruitment fair went...
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