About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of proper hiring practices in the haunt industry, focusing on compliance and the types of questions to avoid on job applications.

Haunt Owner/Operators & Hiring Managers Is your attraction asking illegal or high‑risk questions on your job application? Questions about age, allergies, T‑shirt sizes, or medical information may seem harmless—but when asked at the wrong stage of the hiring process, they can create real compliance issues for haunts. Dave Ferrier of FearSchool.com is teaming up with Justin Blackburn of Sithon.io to break this down in a practical, haunt‑specific way: Which questions should never appear on hiring applications? Which questions are allowed later in the process—and why timing matters? How can haunts protect themselves and their actors while still hiring effectively? Sithon will also demonstrate how their compliance engine can automatically flag risky questions before they ever go live on a job form. This session draws on real‑world haunt hiring and training experience—not generic HR theory—and is designed for the people who actually run attractions. If you handle hiring, applications, or onboarding at a haunt, this session is worth your time.

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Foreman, Darryl Plunkie

Guests: Dave Ferrier, Justin Blackburn

Topics covered

• hiring practices
• compliance issues
• haunt industry
• job applications
• employee onboarding

Keywords

• haunt hiring
• job application compliance
• employee onboarding
• high-risk questions
• haunt operators

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FearSchool.com, Sithon.io

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