Patrick Dunlop accepted the invitation of HNU Prof. Dr. Johannes Basch to stop in Neu-Ulm on his research tour through Europe and present both the work of the Future of Work Institute (FOWI) and his own focus on the Wiley campus. FOWI equips Australian businesses with research-based skills to successfully evolve in an age of constant change and technology-driven innovation. Dunlop's own research, like Basch's, includes digital job interviews.
In front of a packed audience, the industrial and organisational psychologist gave a talk entitled "The Future of Work Institute: How to Sustain Thriving at Work in an Era of Rapid Disruption", an entertaining talk about FOWI, which not only highlighted the staff and their research focus, but also provided all kinds of side facts about the Perth location, including sightseeing tips. Patrick Dunlop presented his research on the basis of two studies on asynchronous video interviews (AVI)s - one-way interviews that are mainly used for the pre-selection of job applicants. Here, candidates receive questions in text form and, after a certain amount of reading and preparation time, can record themselves answering them with a camera and microphone. This recruiting format is often met with some reservations by applicants. Dunlop discussed the advantages of these AVIs - such as high standardisation and flexibility - and showed how the applicant experience can be improved.
Following his presentation, the Australian researcher answered interested questions from the students present and discussed the topic in greater depth in further discussions.
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