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The Business Journals– Would you agree to a job interview process that includes puzzling yourself out of an escape room?

That’s the question The Knowledge Academy posed to companies and job seekers in a survey to find how unorthodox job interview techniques might be used in recruiting.

The company, which specializes in emerging recruitment processes and training, asked 684 American companies whether they’d be willing to use an escape room, play capture the flag, or try a variation of speed dating to assess the best work candidates. It also posed the same questions to job seekers.

The survey found that 70 percent of companies and 66 percent of job seekers would be up for an escape room session to be used as an assessment tool.

70 percent of businesses said they would be interested in using escape rooms to test to see if a potential employee is a good fit for their organization. Here at Lincoln Escape Room, we would love to help your organization out in the recruitment process.

Would your business be interested in partnering with us to help in the hiring process? If so, fill out the short form below. We will be in contact with you shortly to see if we will be able to help you out.

$50 flat fee for every session $50 fee covers prospective employee and one current employee $15 for each additional employee (5 people max) The hiring manager will be permitted to hang out w/ game masters and observe escape room experience, (will be allowed to send clues/messages if they desire) or participate in the escape room with the other players.

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I have an interview with an escape the room company in a few days and I want to be thoroughly prepared. Ive tried searching Google to figure out what I should expect, but there are only 1 or 2 articles out there on what a Game Master does. I have no idea what type of attire to wear, whether to bring a copy of my resume, what questions I should prepare for, etc.

“Let us help you pick the right employee for the job!”

Your job candidate has arrived, but instead of plopping them down across from your desk and asking them their professional strengths, past career challenges, or giving them an hour long test, you lock them in a dark room with other people… You tell them they need to figure out how to escape along with the other people in the room who they’ve never met before, or who may be vying for the same position in your company. Game on!

Traditional job interviews typically tell you very little about the candidates. You will usually get the same rehearsed statements and some small talk about where they went to school. At the end of the process, you have a stack of potential hires that you still know almost nothing about. It’s all a big gamble as employers end up rolling the dice to see if it’s their lucky day. And if they end up with a dud, they have to go through the whole process all over again.

Research studies show that as many as 46 percent of new hires will fail within 18 months. Obviously, the current system of hiring isn’t working very well. Companies are turning to our escape room games because they are becoming frustrated with the traditional recruitment process of sifting through applications and resumes, and then carrying out the standard interviews and assessments, only to end up with a “shot in the dark”.

To make your escape room job interview as productive as possible, please use our contact form or call us at (208) 994-2527 during normal business hours to schedule and to set up your game day.

Escape rooms are great for employers and they appeal to candidates. Escape room interviews are positive, unique, and memorable experiences for everyone involved. You’ll be on the cutting edge of recruitment innovation.

A recent survey of 684 Americans concluded that 70 percent of people seeking employment would happily do an escape room as an assessment tool in the hiring process. The number rose to 82 percent when strictly millennials were asked.

You’ll find out a lot more about the new hires before the job offer. You’ll also save time and money by being able to examine recruits in a pressure sensitive environment before providing any expensive, and time consuming training. Time is money and most businesses can’t afford to lose either.

Who do you need on your team?The roles you require typically depend upon the size of your business and the types of games you offer, first of all. There is one role that every escape room needs; that of Game Master. Who is the Game Master? As the title sounds, it is the person in charge of overseeing or running the games for customers. Out of any team members you have, the Game Master has the potential to influence the overall customer experience the most. Typical duties of a Game Master include:

In some large escape rooms, there will be more than one Game Master so that simultaneous rooms can be played smoothly. Smaller escape rooms often start with one Game Master, who may need to oversee more than one game at once (usually from a central office or control room). What other roles might be needed? Here are some common escape room needs:

FAQ

Why do you want to work at an escape room?

What kind of questions are in an escape room?

• Riddles. Some form of a riddle will appear in most escape rooms. …
• Deciphering. …
• UV Paint. …
• Electric Current. …
• Magnet Retrieval. …
• Hidden Objects. …
• Jigsaw Puzzles. …
• Important Dates.

What do you wear to an escape room interview?

• Business casual (e.g. dress slacks)54%
• Casual (t-shirt and jeans)29%
• They didn’t have a dress code15%
• Special outfit (e.g. protective gear)2%
• Formal (business suit)0%