​Attracting top talent, especially younger candidates, is an ongoing challenge for companies, in today’s fast-changing market. Employers are searching for the right fit, something that many are prioritizing over a specific set of hard skills while first-time job hunters may not know how their skills apply.

Magyar Telekom in Hungary, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (the parent company of T-Mobile USA), noticed that some people who had been rejected because of their resumes were hired a year later because they scored really high on games – and then became high performers. Candidates hired through games reached 95% of the KPI levels of high performers just after three months.

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ManpowerGroup is tapping into gaming communities to identify a vast talent pool with a unique combination of digital capabilities and the soft skills organizations need the most. As 43% of employers say it is more difficult to teach the soft skills they are seeking and gaming cultivates competencies like creativity, complex problem solving, and critical thinking, we encourage candidates to emphasize gaming experience within their resumes.

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ManpowerGroup developed a fun interactive assessment tool called Game-to-Work, with a Gaming Skills Translator that enables candidates to enter the specific games they play, their experience and skill level and the amount of time they spend gaming. The tool then translates the data into workplace skills that applicants can add to their resumes, helping them understand how their skills translate into real-world career paths.

SkillsInSight is our another assessment tool that engages candidates with a 10-minute cognitive game that helps determine likeability, ability and drive.

Online tools like Gaming Skills Translator and SkillsInSight offer a fun way to put individuals at ease which ultimately makes for a more accurate assessment of their potential fit for an employer. They also provide younger candidates with a personalized guide to understanding their interests and work preferences.

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Download our whitepaper Game to Work: How Gamers Are Developing the Soft Skills Employers Need for more insights and case studies by filling in the form below. To learn more about ManpowerGroup’s capabilities for candidate recruiting, contact us today.

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