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Hi, this is Craig Knutson from TMP Labs,
helping you keep tabs on all the recruitment technologies from South by Southwest 2016.
Virtual reality was very prominent at South by Southwest this year.
Less in the panels or discussions
and more in the trade show and innovative experiences
that brands used to display their products and services.
Samsung took their GearVR to the streets
to show how mobile and accessible Virtual Reality really has become.
By tweeting to the hashtag #VRonDemand,
a Samsung representative would bring the experience directly to your location.
With this emerging technology, companies using it
have a unique and interactive way to showcase their culture
and connect with candidates in a way like never before.
Such as location tours, staff introductions,
skills training and much, much more.
Wearables and the Internet of Things
are always a hot topic at South by Southwest.
This year the trend being more focused on
easy access to actions
versus the typical tracking health habits.
Most specifically addressing speech and sound recognition
to take pictures or to trigger a search query
as found in the Sony hands-free headphone prototype
Project N, a device that
wraps around a user's neck
and responds to pre-programmed commands
similar to the Amazon echo or Apple's Siri.
Also showcased this year was Thync,
a device that attaches to your head and neck
and sends signals to your brain's adrenaline system.
By using the connected app,
users are able to energize or relax.
You have a deadline to meet?
This app will help motivate you to get started,
enhance your focus, and relax you
after you've had a stressful day.
As the Artificial Intelligence in these devices evolves,
so will future workspaces, tools and interactions.
Allowing candidates and employees to virtually
talk to the internet to do research,
command tasks, communicate and search for things like jobs.
In addition, the company behind SIRI is taking AI
and machine learning even further.
Creating what they call "VIV"
a global brain that not only communicates with devices,
but learns from them and knows everything in the world around it,
including each user.
Enabling developers to plug into and create an intelligent,
conversational interface with any object.
Say you don't like your job, it would know your location, your skills,
your experience, your preferences and much, much more.
It would be able to suggest jobs you possibly hadn't even considered yet.
Where intelligence becomes a utility much like your water, gas or electricity
and everybody has access.
Traitify is a visual personality assessment tool that uses a candidates'
or employee's response of "me" or "not me"
to a series of images to paint a visual picture of the personalities within a company.
Allowing you to filter your data and find commonalities on your top performers,
see what personality types are missing and compare to potential new hires.
Used on external candidates or internal teams, Traitify helps you find that perfect fit for your team,
reduces turnover and helps shine a light on your company's culture and diversity.
Building on the growing trend of users
being able to view more information about the people they follow,
tapp that app was launched at South by Southwest this year.
An application currently available for android devices
that allows users to see what apps are currently on the phone of the people they follow.
Creating great opportunities for learning and professional development
based on exposure to content, trends and information
from the people they already admire.
There are hosts of other notable services found at South by Southwest this year,
including TailoredMail.com,
a service that provides personalized video embedded into emails,
Candylabs.com, which is location based Augmented reality marketing,
Klaxoon.com, which is a portable onsite interactivity tool
that enhances learning and meetings through quizzes,
surveys, brainstorms and live messaging.
And then there's Waffle from Samsung Labs
a social media platform that enables collaboration and content creation.
For more information about these or any other recruitment technologies, please contact TMP today.
I'm Craig from TMP Labs, helping you keep tabs on the latest recuitment technologies.
Thank you and have a great day.
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