摘要：The job interview is an anxiety-provoking situation, and it is often a significant challenge for thelong-term unemployed. We have created software that provides a virtual reality experience withwhich individuals who have been jobless for 12 months or longer could systematically improvetheir job interview skills, reduce their fears, and increase their confidence about going on jobinterviews. We assessed the feasibility and efficacy of Job Interview Simulation Training (JIST)in a randomized controlled trial. Participants included 28 long-term unemployed individuals whowere actively seeking employment. On average, they had 24.96 years (SD = 8.07) of workexperience and had been unemployed for 20.07 months (SD = 9.83). The average age was47.54 years (SD =7.66). Participants were randomized to JIST (n = 16) or Control (n = 12)groups. JIST consisted of 5 sessions of simulated job interviews. The participants found JISTeasy to use, easy to navigate and useful to train communication skills. We used t-test andCohen’s d effect size computation to analyze changes in outcome measures. The JIST groupimproved their job interview role-play performance (p < 0.01) and job interview self-confidence (p< 0.01) between baseline and follow-up as compared with the Control group (p > 0.05). The JISTgroup also had significantly increases in results of simulated interviews (p < 0.01). Futureresearch may help clarify whether this intervention helps to increase job interview frequency andget a job.
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