Impression of a Job Interview training agent that gives rationalized feedback

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nao Takeuchi ◽  
Tomoko Koda
Keyword(s):  
Job Interview ◽  
Interview Training

scholarly journals Job interview training targeting nonverbal communication using an android robot for individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1586-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Kumazaki ◽  
Taro Muramatsu ◽  
Yuichiro Yoshikawa ◽  
Blythe A Corbett ◽  
Yoshio Matsumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Interview Training ◽  
Android Robot

Job interviews are significant barriers for individuals with autism spectrum disorder because these individuals lack good nonverbal communication skills. We developed a job interview training program using an android robot. The job interview training program using an android robot consists the following three stages: (1) tele-operating an android robot and conversing with others through the android robot, (2) a face-to-face mock job interview with the android robot, and (3) feedback based on the mock job interview and nonverbal communication exercises using the android robot. The participants were randomly assigned to the following two groups: one group received a combined intervention with “interview guidance by teachers and job interview training program using an android robot” ( n = 13), and the other group received an intervention with interview guidance by teachers alone ( n = 16). Before and after the intervention, the participants in both groups underwent a mock job interview with a human interviewer, who provided outcome measurements of nonverbal communication, self-confidence, and salivary cortisol. After the training sessions, the participants who received the combined interview guidance by teachers and the job interview training program using an android robot intervention displayed improved nonverbal communication skills and self-confidence and had significantly lower levels of salivary cortisol than the participants who only received interview guidance by teachers. The job interview training program using an android robot improved various measures of job interview skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial

Autism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136236132198992
Author(s):  
Matthew J Smith ◽  
Kari Sherwood ◽  
Brittany Ross ◽  
Justin D Smith ◽  
Leann DaWalt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transition Age Youth ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Transition Age ◽  
School Based ◽  
Interview Training ◽  
Job Interview Skills

Autistic transition age youth struggle with obtaining employment, and interviewing is a critical barrier to getting a job. We adapted an efficacious virtual reality job interview intervention to meet the needs of autistic transition age youth, called the Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. This study evaluated whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth can be feasibly delivered in high school special education settings and whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth improves job interview skills, job interview self-efficacy, job interview anxiety, and access to employment. Forty-eight autistic transition age youth received school-based pre-employment services as usual with Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, while 23 autistic transition age youth received services as usual only. Local teachers trained and supervised autistic transition age youth using Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. Participants reported Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth was highly acceptable. Participants receiving services as usual and Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, compared to participants receiving services as usual only, had better job interview skills and lower job interview anxiety as well as greater access to jobs. Overall, Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth appears to be effective at teaching job interview skills that are associated with accessing competitive jobs. Moreover, youth enjoyed Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth and teachers feasibly implemented the tool within special education pre-employment transition services. Future research needs to better understand how autistic transition age youth from culturally diverse backgrounds and different social, behavioral, or mental health challenges may respond to Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. Lay abstract Autistic transition age youth struggle with obtaining employment, and interviewing is a critical barrier to getting a job. We adapted an efficacious virtual reality job interview intervention to meet the needs of autistic transition age youth, called the Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. This study evaluated whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth can be feasibly delivered in high school special education settings and whether Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth improves job interview skills, job interview self-efficacy, job interview anxiety, and access to employment. Forty-eight autistic transition age youth received school-based pre-employment services as usual with Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, while 23 autistic transition age youth received services as usual only. Local teachers trained and supervised autistic transition age youth using Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth. Participants reported Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth was highly acceptable. Participants receiving services as usual and Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth, compared to participants receiving services as usual only, had better job interview skills and lower job interview anxiety as well as greater access to jobs. Overall, Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth appears to be effective at teaching job interview skills that are associated with accessing competitive jobs. Moreover, youth enjoyed Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth and teachers feasibly implemented the tool within special education pre-employment transition services. Future research needs to better understand how autistic transition age youth from culturally diverse backgrounds and different social, behavioral, or mental health challenges may respond to Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth.

Fidelity Checklist for Facilitator of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smith ◽  
Emily J. Ginger ◽  
Katherine Wright ◽  
Michael A. Wright ◽  
Julie Lounds Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Interview Training

scholarly journals Job Offers to Individuals With Severe Mental Illness After Participation in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 1173-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smith ◽  
Michael F. Fleming ◽  
Michael A. Wright ◽  
Neil Jordan ◽  
Laura Boteler Humm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Job Offers ◽  
Interview Training

scholarly journals Virtual reality job interview training for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smith ◽  
Laura Boteler Humm ◽  
Michael F. Fleming ◽  
Neil Jordan ◽  
Michael A. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Interview Training

scholarly journals Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with schizophrenia seeking employment

2015 ◽  
Vol 166 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smith ◽  
Michael F. Fleming ◽  
Michael A. Wright ◽  
Andrea G. Roberts ◽  
Laura Boteler Humm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Interview Training
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