Second Life gives real-life jobs
Virtual Second Life citizens are now getting real-life jobs. According to Fortune, companies have been holding interviews the game’s virtual world and some people have even been hired without having the typical face-to-face interview.
Electric Sheep Company, a small firm that specializes in bring big corporations to Second Life, has hired several employees from Second Life. Gif Constable told Fortune that he hired people that he "never met in the real world", solely based on the work they did inside of Second Life. Second Life players can create their own objects, home furnishings and even islands. Many of those players go on to make a decent living from selling those virtual objects.
Crayon, a PR company, is another company that has hired through Second Life. Joseph Jaffe, Crayon’s founder, says about 20 people have contacted him inside of Second Life asking for jobs.
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