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First Run of 'Working Worlds' Virtual Job Fair on Second Life is Big Success
LUXEMBOURG, December 7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday 28 November 2007, 'Working Worlds' (http://www.working-worlds.com ), the first virtual job fair for Luxembourg, was held on Second Life. Organised by GAX Technologies, the fair was a significant success, bringing together professionals from 45 countries world-wide who were vying for jobs from Amazon EU, Dexia, Hays, Interfiduciaire, Kaupthing Bank, Lombard International Assurance, Manpower, Openfield, Randstad and Vistra. During the fair, the 'Working Worlds' islands of Second Life, which played host to the event, welcomed 2,000 visitors and saw more than 300 job interviews, while 50+ candidates are being invited to Luxembourg for face to face interviews. All participating companies had their own virtual recruitment booth and the fair also provided a press centre and conference room. The next 'Working Worlds' event will be held for Benelux on Second Life in May 2008. Cornelia den Hartog of GAX Technologies says: "The results show that there's a market for recruitment within Second Life, and that new methods of finding high calibre employers are well supported in this thriving online community. Amazon EU identified, without having to travel from the US, 10 suitable candidates for Luxembourg at 'Working Worlds' and Dexia was recruiting for both its Luxembourg and Paris operations. The participating companies were satisfied with the outcome." GAX Technologies designed the concept and recruitment software for 'Working Worlds', so it could be deployed successfully for Second Life's biggest ever job fair. The company's IT and e-marketing competence meant that participating companies could quickly search candidate's resumes from a database of 1,500, add pertinent comments, make an informed selection and create their own categories and agenda in the database. Cornelia den Hartog adds: "Luxembourg has significant recruitment difficulties, as there are insufficient fresh candidates to meet demand. So, it makes sense to open the country's recruitment market internationally using Second Life, which offers global reach, candidates who are savvy with the IT and business worlds, no travel expenses and low running costs." Notes to Editors GAX Technologies an IT Solutions company, was the first Luxembourg company to create a presence on Second Life. Its virtual office on the island, 'Luxembourg Business', was officially opened on 28 June, 2007, by Minister Jeannot Krecké. Site: http://www.gax.com Press files and images: http://www.working-worlds.com/press
