Short of Technicians, We’re Trying Virtual Reality

Over the next four years there will be a shortage of about 15,000 technical professionals in the Netherlands. At our Dutch, 7,000-employee energy company Alliander, we have 700 openings annually. The shortage of technicians and the unfamiliarity of the energy sector have prompted us to explore new ways of recruitment and therefore we developed six special 360-degree virtual-reality films. With the movies, technicians can experience how it is to work for the company and in the energy sector before they start a job.