Category: Soft Skills

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Don’t Stress About a Job Interview With Bodyswaps’ new Simulator

Bodyswaps Job Interview

Job interviews don’t tend to be the most pleasant of experiences as potential employers grill you on what makes you suitable for a particular role. Hence why a lot of people tend to get nervous, flustered and then worry they’re not presenting themselves in the best light. This is where soft skills training specialist Bodyswaps comes in with its latest solution, a job interview simulator.

Bodyswaps Job Interview

The Job Interview Simulator course is split into four modules aimed at helping you practice your pitch whilst teaching you various interview techniques and how to answer questions with confidence. The modules are:

  • Managing Interview Anxiety
  • Landing The Perfect Job, On Your Own Terms!
  • Three Steps to Answering (almost) Any Question
  • Interview Simulation

There are 75+ questions to work though, with behavioural analytics on verbal and non-verbal performance given. Thus, students can gain confidence in a safe virtual environment and repeat modules to help bolster weaker areas.

Bodyswaps Job Interview

“Educational institutions often lack the resources to engage students and give everyone the time and attention that mastering great interview skills needs. Our Job Interview Simulator leverages VR and AI, to support repeated, autonomous and hyper-personalised practice. For students, this is an opportunity to learn to present their best self and get the job of their dreams. For organisations, it’s a groundbreaking approach to boosting student outcomes, quickly and at scale, in these challenging times,” said Bodyswaps CEO Christophe Mallet in a statement.

If you’ve been stressing about an upcoming interview then good news, the simulator is available today, with a free demo available via the Bodyswaps website. For the best experience, you’ll want to be in virtual reality (VR) but the software does support smartphones and PC’s as well.

Bodyswaps offers a range of soft skill training solutions for individuals and employers including Active Listening, Clear Communication and Challenging Non-inclusive Behavior. It joined HTC’s global XR accelerator program, Vive X, in 2020 to help expand its content lineup, with more course planned for 2021. As further updates are released, VRFocus will let you know.

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Talespin Expands Immersive Soft Skills Learning Content Library

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Training solution specialist Talespin has been building up its library of content aimed specifically at helping companies who are keen on improving their employees skills. Further improving its services, today Talespin has announced an expansion of its off-the-shelf learning content library whilst making its services easier to access.

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Today sees the addition of Recognizing Bias and Practicing Self-Awareness to its library, both powered by Talespin’s CoPilot virtual human training technology. Both feature real-time scoring and feedback to aid a user’s development.

  • Recognizing Bias Module: Learners take on the role of a producer at a fictional large tech company. They are tasked with filling a programmer position with an experienced candidate who can hit the ground running. The learner must interview three candidates and find the right one for the role, while navigating their own biases. They will learn how to identify and mitigate the common biases found in the workplace.
  • Practicing Self-Awareness Module: Learners take on the role of an account manager who recently had to let an important client know that the team will not be able to meet an agreed-upon deadline. After a stressful exchange with their boss about the missed deadline, the learner must effectively identify and manage their emotions in a follow-up meeting with the internal project manager to establish what went wrong. 

“The past year has proven the impact that better learning and deeper skills data can have on solving workforce development challenges,” said Kyle Jackson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Talespin in a statement. “Our new desktop streaming capability and content will bring the benefits of immersive learning to our customers and learners at scale.” 

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“The workforce of the future needs prepared leaders with strong communication skills, who can learn and lead, creating a model for work that’s collaborative, inclusive, and productive. Talespin’s new immersive learning content and desktop streaming platform capabilities align with our mission to lower the barrier to entry for professional development, and to accelerate skill attainment and greater accessibility to advanced technology,” said Stephen Yadzinski, senior innovation officer, JFF. “We are excited to expand our partnership with Talespin to continue driving social impact in learning and education.” 

While Talespin has been focused on providing its content via VR headsets its now added desktop content streaming support so that users can access modules through a website link, improving accessibility in the process. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Talespin and soft skills training in VR, reporting back with further updates.