Interview Training with Generative AI: Comparing Virtual Reality and Computer-Based Modalities Impact on Interview Performance
Steven Wong, Tuan Anh Huynh
Department of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Diana R. Sanchez
This study examines differences in interview performance and interview self-efficacy between an immersive Virtual Reality-AI interview training and a non-immersive computer-based-AI interview training. Participants were given a pre-training assessment to examine their predisposition to pursue VR-related technology, their AI-self-efficacy, and their baseline interview self-efficacy. The mental and emotional factors of the interviewee, as determined by an immersive learning model, were measured to assess whether the training modality impacts these factors in a post-survey. Participants were randomly assigned to either the immersive or non-immersive training medium, utilizing the same interview training software. Participants were instructed to pretend they were applying for a fictional psychology research assistant position at San Francisco State University. The interviewer, a Generative AI, asked several structured interview questions, participants responded, and the responses were analyzed by the generative AI upon transcription. The generative AI provided constructive feedback on the participants' responses.