November 14, 2017

New HR Technologies Combine the Best Aspects of Virtual Reality, Gamification, Assessment, and Simulation.   To boldly go where no one had gone before, crew members on the starship Enterprise would frequently visit the famous Holodeck. Using advanced technology, almost any environment could be created as a backdrop to facilitate a desired outcome. Star Trek characters...

November 9, 2017

Virtual Reality, Job Simulations, and Pre-Employment Testing.   If you are truly interested in attracting and hiring top talent to deliver stellar service to your guests (who isn’t?), then there is one educational seminar you must attend at this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando. The workshop is “HR Creates: Virtual Reality and Other Technology Applications for...

October 27, 2017

One of my favorite blogs was tied to a poll we did a couple of years ago at Halloween. In the poll, we asked employers to tell us what scares them most about hiring new employees. The poll, of course, was all in fun. And the results are worth a second look. So, in the...