Job Seekers want to read about your jobs, listen to people talk about them and try their hand at some of the job tasks. The first two are obvious and certainly more traditional methods of communicating with applicants. And it is safe to say every company provides some level of written information about their jobs. Being able listen to people talk about the job is becoming more prevalent on career pages, sometimes at a high level about working at the company and in some cases very detailed information is provided about a specific job. This can take the form of Realistic Job Preview (RJP). Attempting parts of the job in a simulation came in as the third highest valued method for learning about the job. Simulations are an emerging format for both educating and evaluating candidates. Based on the 2009 annual assessment practices survey by Rocket Hire, only about 12% of companies are providing this level of an engaging and interactive candidate experience. This is up from the 5% level of use indicated in the Use of Objective Candidate Evaluation Methods survey I conducted with SHRM in 2006. (write me for a copy) The respondents suggest more companies may want to consider simulations in their candidate experience.