Many people are being asked to make big career decisions with very little real insight into the jobs they are choosing. At the same time, employers are struggling to fill high‑growth roles, and education systems are under pressure to modernise career guidance.
Christopher Carey speaks with Bharani Rajakumar, Founder at Transfr, and John Iaia, Global Head of Strategic Alliances for XR and Vision AI at Lenovo, about how immersive learning and VR career “test‑drives” can help close that gap.
They discuss: • The structural mismatch between unemployment and hard‑to‑fill skilled roles • Why traditional careers advice and workforce training often fall short • How VR simulations let learners “do the job” before they commit to a pathway • Real‑world outcomes from schools, workforce boards and employers using Transfr • How Lenovo’s XR ecosystem helps move from pilots to practical scale • The role of AI, human skills and vocational pathways in the future of work
