CWJobs.co.uk launches augmented reality CV competition

IT recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk is offering two IT jobseekers the opportunity to have their CVs converted into an augmented reality (AR) CV.

IT recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk is offering two IT jobseekers the opportunity to have their CVs converted into an augmented reality (AR) CV.

AR brings a CV to life using audio and visual technology, displaying elements of a CV using virtual computer-generated imagery.

CWJobs teamed up with David Wood, the co-founder of Symbian, to create an AR version of his CV. Symbian is a non-profit organisation that develops and promotes Symbian OS, an open source, industry standard operating system for data enabled mobile phones.

CWJobs is giving two IT jobseekers the opportunity to have their CVs converted into AR, with a team of designers, animators, video editors and developers creating the bespoke CVs.

Winners also receive £500 worth of Amazon vouchers and their AR CV <http://arcv.cwjobs.co.uk/> will be distributed to more than 2,500 IT recruiters who use CWJobs to advertise their jobs.

Click below to see television presenter and technology expert Jason Bradbury take you through the creation of David Wood’s AR CV <http://arcv.cwjobs.co.uk/> , and watch his career unfold, from his time studying at Cambridge University and rise from software engineer to one of world’s most influential technologists.

To enter the AR CV please visit arcv.cwjobs.co.uk <http://arcv.cwjobs.co.uk/>.

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