Career Choice of Adolescents: Can occupational VR 360-degree Videos Facilitate Job Interest?

Pia Spangenberger, Sarah-Christin Freytag

2020

Abstract

The recent increase in accessibility of stand-alone Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) has been recognised by companies who use them for recruitment purposes. By filming employees on the job site with 360-degree cameras, jumping into an occupational environment via a HMD has become a possibility for young career seekers. However, career choice depends on various influential factors (e.g. socialisation, self-efficacy, norms, experiences or career choice readiness). Thus, the question arises how and if VR 360-degree videos for occupational orientation can play a supporting role in this process. The presented pilot study examines the effects of exposure to occupational VR 360-degree videos on the development of occupational interest. 41 students experienced a variety of occupational VR 360-degree videos in a classroom setting. A significant increase in job interest before and after exposure was found. Our results indicate a positive experience and favourable ratings towards the application as useful for career orientation and for providing occupational information. We conclude that VR 360-degree videos are a promising tool for gaining occupational information and initiate self-reflection. We suggest future research with larger cohorts using the same VR application to further investigate which features are regarded as helpful in career orientation for young adults.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Spangenberger P. and Freytag S. (2020). Career Choice of Adolescents: Can occupational VR 360-degree Videos Facilitate Job Interest?.In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-417-6, pages 552-558. DOI: 10.5220/0009410805520558

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu20,
author={Pia Spangenberger and Sarah-Christin Freytag},
title={Career Choice of Adolescents: Can occupational VR 360-degree Videos Facilitate Job Interest?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2020},
pages={552-558},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009410805520558},
isbn={978-989-758-417-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Career Choice of Adolescents: Can occupational VR 360-degree Videos Facilitate Job Interest?
SN - 978-989-758-417-6
AU - Spangenberger P.
AU - Freytag S.
PY - 2020
SP - 552
EP - 558
DO - 10.5220/0009410805520558