First he is thrown violently against a column of the dojo. Then he falls ruinously from a skyscraper.

Finally, distracted by a disturbing stranger dressed in red, he narrowly misses getting shot in the forehead. In The Matrix, Neo fails every test he is put through.

I am immersive and realistic simulations (sound familiar?) that highlight the skills and weaknesses of the candidate for the role of “chosen one”. Those tests predict how he will behave in real actions. So to speak, this being the Matrix.
Business Games are also immersive tests and work in the same way: they realistically replicate business contexts where participants, by “playing”, reveal their potential and how they would deal with (for example) stress and unexpected events in real work.

This means that They are incredibly effective predictive tools. Furthermore, the more realistically a test reproduces business dynamics, the more it is able to predict future performance. This is confirmed by numerous studies.
For example, research published in Computers in Human Behavior (2020) found that scores obtained in a “serious game” show a significant correlation with the results that are actually obtained in the field.

Why do they work? Because Business Games recreate real situations without the pressure of a formal exam. Here, candidates’ real reactions emerge, free from anxiety, fear and self-censorship: how they tackle problems, collaborate and decide. And the behavioral data that can be collected in these sessions often faithfully reflects future performance.

But wait, let's go back to The Matrix for a moment: Neo fails during the tests. Well, both in reality and in the cinematic fiction, Simulations are not “pass/fail” quizzes. If Morpheus had taken that result as a prediction, the film would have ended after less than an hour!
The leader of the human resistance against the domination of machines, on the other hand, is the emblem of the recruiter who knows his stuff. In HR terms, in fact, failure in the simulation does not necessarily exclude a candidate: on the contrary, it can be a great opportunity to observe how he reacts to the mistake, whether he learns from the experience and how quickly he adapts.

And then, is it really essential that the candidate passes the test on the first try? After all, "everyone falls the first time." But if during the test he somehow shows that he is willing to push himself beyond his limits, he will probably succeed the next time. In a metaphorical sense and not.