Interviewing in Second Life is quite possibly the least likely choice you’ll have when applying for a job. Typically you’ll have your in person and phone call options. However, Linden Labs does note, without proof, that the companies buying up land in Second Life are doing it. In an article posted in February by the New York Times, a reporter tried out this virtual interview.

The interview was with Linden Lab’s Sandy Gould, director of recruiting and organizational development. Maybe some of the biggest quibbles in interviewing inside Second Life is to not let your avatar fall asleep, as this interviewer noted. “At one point — largely because of all of the attention I was paying to the chat box — Jaredpower Afarensis even appeared to slump over and go to sleep. So much of the interview revolved around the chat box that it seemed as if the avatars were barely there. That’s when it hit me: these newfangled Second Life job interviews might be fun, but they’re not exactly effective for everyone — at least not yet.”

Therefore if inteviews begin to take off in Second Life, tips should be given to help people not make interview blunders. Just like remembering not to bash prior employeers or arrive without a tie, dont forget to not fall alseep.