Abstract: Disclosed is an automated recruitment game for identifying candidates having desired traits. The game can include some or all of the following computer implemented steps: creating a user identity for each candidate, associating the user identity with a specific electronic device, creating a game tailored to identify a plurality of desired traits in candidates, presenting the tailored game to the candidate on the specific electronic device associated with the candidate's user identity, wherein the manner in which the tailored game is presented is selected based on a degree of desired authentication of the candidate, scoring the candidates game play of the tailored game and comparing the score to a set of limits, and automatically informing the candidate of at least one next step in a recruitment process based on the comparison of the candidates score to the set of limits.