(Virtual Job Candy’s Second Life Location consists of a fairy tale beanstalk and enormous flower power interview room.)

Los Angeles, Calif.; August 21, 2008 – Employers and job-seekers working in virtual world development, 3D design and related industries now have a dedicated resource for finding highly specialized candidates and career opportunities: Virtual Job Candy (www.VirtualJobCandy.com). Starting September 3, they’ll also have a virtual place to meet, hold virtual job fairs (http://www.virtualjobcandy.com/virtual-job-services), or train and prepare for virtual interviews when Virtual Job Candy opens its first office on Human Resource Island in Second Life (http://slurl.com/secondlife/HumanResource%20Island/63/123/27).

(Virtual Job Candy’s Location in Second Life offers Virtual World Employers Virtual interview rooms and online discounts.)

The grand opening of the Virtual Job Candy office starts during the Virtual Worlds Expo in Los Angeles and will feature real-world and in-world promotions for attendees. Virtual Job Candy co-founder, Brian Regan (Printer Brian Dowd in Second Life), will be in booth #112 at the Expo and co-founder Lisa Peyton (Avarie Parker in Second Life) will be in-world to meet with open-house attendees and show them around the inviting ginger-bread inspired office, which includes an interview room atop a tall beanstalk. In-world visitors will also be treated to virtual swag and special discounts.

As part of the open-house promotions, job-seekers can enter to win a Wii and employers can get six months of job listings for the price of three through September 8. These offers will be available on site at the Expo, at the Virtual Job Candy office in Second Life, and at VirtualJobCandy.com.

Launched in June, 2008, Virtual Job Candy allows job-seekers to register and upload their resumes and qualifications for free. They can view jobs posted by employers from around the world for free and get training to prepare for virtual world interviews. Employers can post job openings for a fraction of what they’d pay for large, non-specific job boards. They can research candidates with targeted expertise in virtual worlds, 3D design, animation and related business careers. Job postings are syndicated to social networks and related blogs, increasing their exposure exponentially.

(Virtual Job Candy founders, Lisa Peyton and Brian Regan meet in one VJC’s virtual interview rooms.)

“One of the biggest advantages of Virtual Job Candy is that we live and breathe in virtual worlds, so we understand the culture and know what employers and employees want from virtual career services,” noted co-founder Peyton. She has been active in Second Life for over two years and is the publisher of Slentrepreneur Magazine (www.slentre.com), which focuses on news about and from virtual worlds. Regan has been in Second Life for five years and built Human Resource Island. He is also the owner of Semper, International (www.semperllc.com), the largest staffing agency in the print, copy and digital industries.

Job categories at VirtualJobCandy.com include 3D design, marketing and business development, engineering and programming, flash, graphic design, interactive media and project management. Virtual Job Candy also provides an RSS feed of new job postings and all the latest virtual world news on its blog. Job-seekers can receive updated job postings at Twitter.com/VirtualJobCandy and virtual world news updates are available at Twitter.com/VJCNews.

Employers posting on Virtual Job Candy include veterans of virtual worlds such as The Electric Sheep Co., Vivaty and Kaneva. Start-ups such as Viximo and Metaverse Mod Squad are also finding highly specialized experts via Virtual Job Candy.

Carri Bugbee
Big Deal PR, Inc.

Office: 503-297-4043
carri@bigdealpr.com
www.BigDealPR.com

7327 SW Barnes Rd. #717
Portland, OR 97225

‘Work That’s Play’

VirtualJobCandy.com debuts this month with a new kind of job board site devoted to the demanding and rapidly expanding realm of virtual world employment. Virtual Job Candy represents a new kind of interactive space for virtual job employers and seekers – a space where virtual employers can interface with the specialized kinds of knowledge and vision virtual job candidates bring to virtual world experiences. As an introductory offer, Virtual Job Candy is offering free virtual job postings throughout June and July for all employers. Simply visit www.virtualjobcandy.com and register to begin posting your virtual jobs immediately.

Benefits on both ends

VirtualJobCandy.com’s benefits for virtual world employers include:

• Email blasts to all qualified candidates
• Access to virtual offices to conduct virtual interviews and job fairs
• Open positions included in an internet-wide RSS feed
• A vast and user-friendly searchable database of virtual world-experienced candidates

VirtualJobCandy.com’s benefits for virtual job seekers include:

• The capacity to search for virtual world-specific jobs from the industry’s top employers
• The capacity to quickly and easily copy and paste resumes online
• The ability to create and edit virtual job profiles
• All of the above services – and more – are free for registered virtual job seekers

New strategies for new worlds

VirtualJobCandy.com is hoping to be more than just a centralized site for virtual world job employers and seekers. Our virtual job services (http://www.virtualjobcandy.com/virtual-job-services/) include access to virtual offices so employers can conduct virtual interviews and job fairs and virtual interview training for candidates. An official VJC location will soon be established in the popular virtual world of Second Life, located on the Human Resource Island sim (http://slurl.com/secondlife/HumanResource%20Island/112/121/27). Human Resource Island houses several Real Life recruiting firms and job boards including Semper International, Tower Consultants LTD, printworkers.com, and Gigs In Gaming. VirtualJobCandy.com is currently coordinating a party to celebrate the Second Life site launch (date TBD). Considering the visionary histories and capabilities of the company’s founders, expect to see VirtualJobCandy.com continue to innovate and experiment with virtual world possibilities.

VirtualJobCandy.com and the brains behind it

Brian Regan, Co-Founder Virtualjobcandy.com

Based in Boston, MA, Brian Regan is the co-founder of VirtualJobCandy.com and creator of Second Life development firm Meta-Village. He currently serves as president of Semper International, one of the largest printing and graphics industry staffing firms and the first to use a Virtual World for recruitment purposes. Semper has recently expanded into staffing the Interactive Media space. Brian has helped establish and manage Second Life presences for several firms. His latest project involves the creation of a Second Life island devoted to the printing industry where visitors can explore and learn about the latest industry developments.

Lisa Peyton, Co-Founder Virtualjobcandy.com

Lisa Peyton began exploring virtual worlds several years ago while working as a web developer and designer in Portland, Oregon. Lisa has gone on to publish SLentrepreneur Magazine or SLENTRE.COM, an on-line magazine dedicated to business within Second Life. Collaborating with a team of international writers and managing several departments, she has built a strong network within the virtual environment. Her role at VJC allows her to combine her design skills, project management experience, and technical expertise to create exciting new 3D environments.

Contact Information

Carri Bugbee
Big Deal PR, Inc.

Office: 503-297-4043

carri@bigdealpr.com
www.BigDealPR.com

7327 SW Barnes Rd. #717
Portland, OR 97225

Brian Regan – East Coast Office

Email: Brian@virtualjobcandy.com

Phone: 800-954-4993 X227

Address: 205 Portland Street, Boston MA 02114

Lisa Peyton – West Coast Office

Email: Lisa@virtualjobcandy.com

Phone: 503-943-4995

Address: 6400 SW Canyon Court Suite 300, Portland OR 97221