7 Benefits of Gamified Hiring for Candidates

Written By Jawad Junejo

This blog offers you an insightful exploration of the advantages offered by gamified hiring for candidates. Discover how this innovative approach enhances job searches through engaging assessments, fair evaluations, and renewed motivation.

Are you tired of the old-school hiring processes involving résumé making, waiting for an interview, lengthy tests, and no feedback? This all leaves you feeling disconnected and disengaged, right?

Have you ever wondered if there could be a better way for employers to assess your skills and potential beyond a one-dimensional resume?

If so, you’re not alone. Many candidates like you have experienced the frustrations of monotonous assessments, limited feedback, and an inability to truly showcase their abilities in the traditional hiring landscape.

But let’s not be worried! There’s a refreshing and interactive solution on the horizon – gamified hiring. In this blog, we’ll explore the benefits of gamified hiring for candidates, highlighting how it can help candidates assess themselves and be entertained by playing games as well.

What is Gamified Hiring?

Gamified hiring is a modern recruitment approach that incorporates elements of gaming into the hiring process. It turns the lifeless job application into an engaging and interactive experience.

Imagine a job seeker applying for a position as a marketing manager. Instead of submitting a traditional resume, they are presented with a virtual marketing challenge, like devising a creative social media campaign for a fictional product.

The candidate’s performance in this game-like scenario assesses their skills, problem-solving abilities, and compatibility with the company culture.

By adding fun and challenge to the process, gamified hiring attracts top talent, enhances candidate engagement, and provides employers with a more holistic view of a candidate’s potential beyond a conventional CV.

Importance of Gamified Hiring for Candidates

The traditional hiring practices have left candidates disappointed as it doesn’t offer them actual evaluation. The games on the other hand are something the modern candidates can easily relate to themselves as they have grown up playing video games.

The candidates no longer want to travel all the way to the workplace for an interview, get their resume assessed rather than themselves, and all the time wasted during interviews. Gamification doesn’t only save all the time and cost of the candidates but it also provides them with accurate feedback.

Benefits of Gamified Hiring for Candidates

Here are few of the key benefits candidates can cherish through gamified hiring.

1- Play From Remote Location

Gamified hiring allows candidates to engage in the recruitment process from the comfort of their own space, be it home or any preferred location. This flexibility eliminates the stress of traditional in-person interviews and empowers candidates to showcase their skills in a relaxed environment, leading to a more authentic representation of their abilities.

2- No Résumé required

Through gamified hiring, candidates can bid farewell to the monotonous process of preparing and submitting résumé. Instead, they can directly demonstrate their skills and capabilities within the game, enabling recruiters to assess their true potential based on actions and achievements rather than relying solely on a piece of paper.

3- Entertaining Experience

Gamified hiring turns the recruitment process into an enjoyable experience for candidates. A recruiter can never undervalue the importance of a candidate’s experience as a study suggests that 58% of candidates reject job offers due to bad experience.

Gamified assessments captivate the candidates’ attention and maintain their interest throughout the evaluation. This results in a positive and memorable interaction with the company.

4- Accurate Skill Assessment

Traditional hiring methods may sometimes fall short in accurately evaluating a candidate’s skills. However, gamified hiring incorporates skill-specific challenges and scenarios that provide a more precise assessment of a candidate’s abilities. This data-driven approach enables recruiters to make more informed decisions and select candidates who possess the right expertise.

5- Time-Saving Assessment

Long and exhaustive hiring processes can lead to candidate disengagement and dropouts. Gamified hiring, on the other hand, typically involves shorter, focused challenges. As a result, candidates can complete the evaluation in a relatively shorter timeframe, ensuring a smoother and more efficient recruitment process for both parties.

6- Company Culture Revealing

Gamified hiring often integrates elements of a company’s culture into the game. As candidates interact with the virtual environment and make decisions, they gain insights into the organization’s values, work culture, and mission. This immersive experience allows candidates to assess whether they would be a good fit for the company, promoting better cultural alignment.

7- Timely Feedback

In conventional hiring, candidates may have to wait for extended periods to receive feedback on their application or interview performance. With gamified hiring, candidates often receive timely feedback. This prompt response keeps candidates engaged and informed about their progress, enhancing their overall experience and perception of the company.

Companies That Use Gamified Hiring

Great companies stand out from average companies by adopting instant technology. Here are a few of the companies that have been using gamified assessments to find the top talent efficiently. 

  • Nestlé

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company having over 2000 brands around the globe. They have launched their Nestership, an internship program to hunt young talent and for that, they employed gamified assessment which makes their workplace more desirable.

  • Shell

The Dutch-British oil and gas company with a headquarter in the Netherlands partnered with The Talent Games to find the top talent through gamified internship program.

  • Unilever

Unilever, a thriving multinational consumer packaged goods company, introduced a gamified program in 2016 to recruit young talent. The company aimed to attract the finest modern talent, well aware of their preference for games like World of Warcraft and Minecraft.

  • Mc Donald’s

McDonald’s is a name everyone knows about around the globe. McDonald’s Australia went on to fill 14,000 job roles through Macca’s Burger Challenge Game.

These companies and many others have set an example for others by attracting the best talent and the candidates have felt more happy with this innovation.

Practice Gamified Hiring for Free

In order to perform well in the gamified job assessments, you as a candidate can practice these recruitment games here: https://championyourself.thetalent.games/

Conclusion

Gamified hiring for candidates is the ultimate win-win! They get to strut their stuff and impress employers with their skills, all while having a blast. No more nerve-wracking interviews, just a fun and engaging candidate experience.

Employers love it too, ’cause they find top-notch talent faster than ever. So, level up your job search and dive into the world of gamified hiring – it’s a game-changer for sure!

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