BT Openreach to use virtual reality to attract 1,500 new engineers over the next year

Dan Worth
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Virtual reality will show would-be engineers exactly what the job entails

BT Openreach plans to use virtual reality (VR) in a bid to entice some 1,500 new engineers to join the company over the next 12 months. The company said that the 360-degree VR experience it has ...

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