Why recruiters need to use virtual reality

Forget about written tests, the future of recruitment and candidate testing is in virtual reality.

That is one of the insights Nathan Perrott offered at the RechTech2015 event this week. He is the Director of Technology & Candidate Solutions at AIA Worldwide. Perrott held a presentation at the event where he discussed some of the technological innovations recruiters should look out for in the years to come.

While things like the drone camera Lily may be useful, the impending arrival of virtual technology into people's homes may have been one of the innovations that excited Perrott the most.

Virtual reality has previously been used to help veterans get jobs, but the planned launch of Oculus Rift in the first quarter of 2016 will create more possibilities for recruiters to use virtual reality, as everyone will now have access to the technology. Perrott believes recruiters should get ready to use the new technology to attract, source and test potential talent.