Recruiters

O k, we're not out of lockdown yet... but as things re-open, cutting-edge fun-loving recruitment companies are going to seek out something different to do to get their mojo going.

Recruiters are such a fun bunch, they are our biggest customers, constantly pushing the envelope, go-getting, armed with a great sense of humour and always looking for the next adrenaline rush to keep focused and on target. This is how Thrill Seekers become Lead Reapers.

With sales performance metrics and quotas around their necks, they’ve got to have some escape and now more than ever they’ve got to revitalize and refresh - together. Your consultants need to rekindle team relationships with people that they haven’t seen for ages. You’ll be well aware it’s a constant effort to keep them at peak performance and in touch with candidates so they will be remembered.

Finding a new and thrilling way to do this can be tough.

I should know, having spent over 20 years in recruitment as a recruiter and as CIO, I was involved in and organised team events that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. ‘Welly-throwing’ in a field in the middle of Surrey to drunken debauchery in downtown Edinburgh pretty much covers the spectrum!

I know how stressed recruiters let off steam. I know how they thrive on competitive socialising. Which is why I travelled the world to source social, arena-scale, world-class free roam VR experiences and brought them here all under one roof.

1. Your consultants are bored with the traditional same old team activities
   
   “Please, not another night of thumb wrenching tenpin or the already tired zoom quiz night!"
   
   Consultants might be rolling their eyes at the next scheduled activity instead of looking forward to it.
   

2. You don't have to get wet, muddy and stung by paintballs to have an adrenaline-fuelled shooting frenzy
   
   Maybe it’s a cold wet windy day? Weather is unpredictable, whereas the sun always shines in VR worlds.
   

3. The legal department is desperately trying to avoid alcohol-fuelled nights out that end in a tribunal
   
   This is where competitive socialising has come to the rescue. No regrets the next day.
   

4. People need to have fun and they have to escape their mortal toil
   
   It’s a fact of life. Teamwork makes the dream work and fun makes the effort all worthwhile.
   

5. Breaking down “silos” within a consultancy is difficult at the best of times, finding activities that are accessible and enjoyable for all is just as hard
   
   But there are solutions available that can make it easy breezy.