Anicet Mbida 6:53 am, December 15, 2021

Every day, Anicet Mbida makes us discover an innovation that could well change the way we consume.

This Wednesday, he is interested in a new technique allowing candidates for a vacant job to discover it in virtual reality before hiring to know what to expect.

This morning, an original technique to fight against employee turnover.

Have them experience the profession in virtual reality before hiring them.

A first that will begin in the hotels and casinos of the MGM group.

With the pandemic, a large number of employees left the sector.

Suddenly, there are big recruitment problems and a high turnover, because many new recruits have little knowledge of the constraints of the profession and end up realizing that it was not for them.

To avoid this kind of disappointment, the group will soon offer future candidates to put on a virtual reality headset and dive into the daily life of the position sought.

This will give you a better idea than with a simple verbal description or a company video.

What exactly do we see in the helmet?

We have the choice between several typical sequences of the day.

This could be the locker room, a daily briefing, or interaction with clients.

We do not especially try to avoid the painful or negative aspects of the job.

A receptionist can get yelled at by a dissatisfied customer.

Again, to really know what to expect before signing and avoid unpleasant surprises.

It must be expensive.

Not only the helmets, but also all the content that needs to be built inside.

Yes, it's a big budget, but only when you start from scratch.

As the system uses the same tools and the same content as virtual reality training, by pooling, the additional cost becomes marginal.

In the helmet, the situation will be similar.

Except that on one side, it will be in observation mode and on the other in evaluation mode.

We have been sold virtual reality for games and entertainment for years.

Right now, it's mostly talked about as the key to the "metaverse".

But we forget that it is in business, especially for training, that these tools are used the most.