A new fashion
Escape rooms or "escape rooms" have been very well received in recent years in Spain. Around 700 rooms throughout the country and with very different and varied themes, they offer more than 1,200 games in a new form of leisure in the cities. This group game consists of entering a thematically themed room, where the objective is to try to get out of it, generally in less than 60 minutes. To do this, you will have to decipher enigmas and solve clues to find the exit among all the members of the team.
A group activity that encourages the development of logic and ingenuity. The countdown has begun, but.....
What draws companies' attention to use them in selection processes?
A new way to innovate in selection processes where candidates will undergo different tests in real time. This type of recruitment is capable of defining the candidate by evaluating their behavior within the workplace. Teamwork, camaraderie, decision making, communication or the language used as well as the different tactics used to achieve the objective.
Depending on the sector, the escape game will be focused on it, encompassing this practice within the term "gamification". Although the candidate will also be evaluated individually, group competitions prevail.Thanks to these dynamics, the recruiters will be able to evaluate, as a whole, the activity and draw certain conclusions for each of the candidates. The ultimate goal is to really get to know the candidates, something that does not always happen in personal interviews.
And how do the candidates see it?
Usually at first they are somewhat surprised and confused by the fact that they feel observed and that every movement, word or action will be valued, both negatively and positively. The goal for participants is to get out, but that's not all. For the selectors the objective is to observe it and hear everything for the duration of the game.
Professionals in the sector explain that the candidates are happy, even giving a good valuation about the company even without having been selected.
