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Walmart Turns to VR to Pick Middle Managers
Training via virtual reality is becoming more common in a range of industries.
Credit: Ross Mantle/The Wall Street Journal
Virtual reality (VR) training is becoming more common in a range of industries, where it is being used to educate large numbers of workers quickly, or to assess the technical abilities of highly skilled workers.
Walmart is using a VR skills assessment as part of its selection process for finding new middle managers.
The system examines how workers respond in virtual environments to an angry shopper, a messy aisle, or an underperforming worker, among other situations they might encounter.
Walmart's VR assessment produces a report for hiring managers that describes the strengths and weaknesses of job candidates and employees, which can help determine promotion decisions or the need for additional training.
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