Comments on: Recruiters peg Second Life http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/09/06/recruiters-peg-second-life/ Virtual worlds and creativity, business, collaboration, and identity. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Holman Tibbett http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/09/06/recruiters-peg-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-18604 Holman Tibbett Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:53:33 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=890#comment-18604 Really this is no different from real life. At job interviews people are expected to put forward a professional demeanor. Nobody dresses during their off-hours the way they would for a job interview, whether they like puttering around in a garden or wearing leather hoods and getting strapped to a whipping post. Part of what the interviewers are looking for in a candidate is the ability to put aside their own entertainment in order to represent the company hiring them. So yes, if you show up with a bird's head and wings you may find the recruiter is less than anxious to place you. But the same thing would happen in real life if you showed up in gardening clothes or fetish gear. Really this is no different from real life. At job interviews people are expected to put forward a professional demeanor. Nobody dresses during their off-hours the way they would for a job interview, whether they like puttering around in a garden or wearing leather hoods and getting strapped to a whipping post. Part of what the interviewers are looking for in a candidate is the ability to put aside their own entertainment in order to represent the company hiring them. So yes, if you show up with a bird’s head and wings you may find the recruiter is less than anxious to place you. But the same thing would happen in real life if you showed up in gardening clothes or fetish gear.

]]> By: Jeff Lowe http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/09/06/recruiters-peg-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-15896 Jeff Lowe Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:11:06 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=890#comment-15896 Funny, but true. Corporeality prejudices do indeed occur throughout virtuality. I tend to prefer the whimsical furry avatars, but after many comments during some professional events in Second Life, I decided to have at ready a human avatar...just in case. I assume having a bizzare or creative avatar would be a bonus if interviewing in-world for a creative type position. Funny, but true. Corporeality prejudices do indeed occur throughout virtuality. I tend to prefer the whimsical furry avatars, but after many comments during some professional events in Second Life, I decided to have at ready a human avatar…just in case.

I assume having a bizzare or creative avatar would be a bonus if interviewing in-world for a creative type position.

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