Aim, shoot! : Human Resource, take cover!

Aim, shoot!

Did you realize that the kinds of games you play determine the kind of person you are? And Iā€™m not talking about the complex mind games. Yes, you may be enjoying sleepless nights of Call of Duty but I donā€™t mean to say youā€™re becoming a trained sniper assassin, what I mean is that your mind is involuntarily becoming focused and youā€™re becoming a keen observer.

The reason Iā€™m talking about gaming is because a new trend is emerging, something out of the box has been carried out from something so apparent that you might not be able to believe its sheer brilliance by looking at its simplicity. Somewhere, some brilliant mind has collaborated gaming with human resource management. No, weā€™re not allowing the employees to play games during office hours as a recreational activity, itā€™s much more ground-breaking and multifaceted than that.

Have you heard of the game My Marriott Hotel? The game lets you manage a virtual kitchen. Itā€™s the type of game in which you hire cooks, manage the kitchen, buy supplies with limited resource etc. The story behind this particular, very stimulating game is that Marriott International launched it as an open offer to attract job applicants from all over the globe by linking the game to the real world experience and obviously, the careers page of the companyā€™s website.

Mitre Corp.ā€™s ā€œJob of Honorā€ allows you to lead your life as the officeā€™s manager, struggling to complete everyday tasks. It was released to attract a newer, younger, more virtual-based generation to pool into the companyā€™s experienced but old work force.

These games have not only helped the human resource department into testing, analysing and attracting the young and the vibrant but has also proved to be a great source of brand marketing, following the figures that show a great boost in the companiesā€™ businesses. So GAME ON people! And get a job!

Click here for government certification in Accounting, Banking & Finance

Share this post

19 Comments. Leave new

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Fill out this field
Fill out this field
Please enter a valid email address.

Derivatives and its types
Petrol and Diesel Prices

Get industry recognized certification ā€“ Contact us

Categories

keyboard_arrow_up