Types of people skills being tested on CASPer (2024)

FAQs

What are the 10 people skills CASPer is testing? ›

Casper measures 10 competencies: collaboration, communication, empathy, equity, ethics, self-awareness, resilience, professionalism, problem solving and motivation.

They want to determine your people skills! CASPer specifically looks at 10 different competencies: collaboration, communication, empathy, equity, ethics, motivation, problem solving, professionalism, resilience and self awareness.

We'll break down three of the most common CASPer test question categories (ethical dilemmas, professional boundaries, and conflicts of interest), and we'll also cover three key CASPer test question types (situational questions, policy questions, and personal questions).

2nd quartile includes applicants whose score is in the 25-49 percentile in comparison to their peers. 3rd quartile includes applicants whose score is in the 50-74 percentile in comparison to their peers. 4th quartile includes applicants whose score is in the 75-100 percentile in comparison to their peers.

Examples of Personal Questions

Describe a time when you supported a member of your team. Describe a time when you received difficult or challenging feedback. Describe dealing with a difficult colleague at work, and your reflections from this experience. Have you ever encountered online bullying?

How Is the CASPer Scored? A score in the 1st or 2nd quartile doesn't mean you “failed;” it just means your responses weren't as strong as other candidates who took the test.

Despite putting in the time and effort to prepare for a test, sometimes things do not go as planned. For the Casper test in particular, the questions are based around various situations and ethical dilemmas, so it can be especially hard to think on the spot. This can lead to a worse score than you had expected.

What is a poor CASPer score? ›

A Casper response is scored relative to other responses to the same scenario. This means your score signifies the strength of your response compared to other test takers' responses. Raters are trained to use a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 9 (1 being poor and 9 being excellent) to evaluate responses.

CASPer is not a pass/fail test. However, half of people score in the third and fourth quartiles (scoring higher than at least 50% of test-takers). While it may not necessarily be “easy” to pass, you can do so with enough preparation.

You can only take the Casper test once during a single admissions cycle. You will need to retake the Casper test if applying for future admissions cycles, as the exam changes each year, and answers will need to be compared to a new group of applicants.

The test is divided into two response sections, a video response section (six scenarios) and a typed response section (eight scenarios). Each scenario is followed by 2 open-ended questions in the video section and 3 open-ended questions in the typed section of the test. The first section is for your video responses.

CASPer is not a pass/fail test. However, half of people score in the third and fourth quartiles (scoring higher than at least 50% of test-takers). While it may not necessarily be “easy” to pass, you can do so with enough preparation.