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Benefits of the Casper SJT Open-Response Format for Admissions

See how Casper assesses applicants’ social intelligence and professionalism using an open-response format that allows applicants to justify their reasoning and express their values.

Why Open Responses Reveal More

Casper assesses applicants’ social intelligence and professionalism using an open-response format that allows applicants to justify their reasoning and express their values.

Where most closed-response situational judgment tests look at the applicant’s ability to identify expected behaviours by choosing among prescribed solutions, Casper allows applicants to put their unique perspectives and lived experience into context and apply it to the situation before them.

The open-response format makes a meaningful positive impact for people from different demographic groups. Work published in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows that the open-response format in SJTs contributes to substantial reductions in group differences without impairing validity.

See How the Evidence Stacks Up for Casper

Study after study shows that Casper provides crucial, defensible data points in your review of applicants. We’re constantly evaluating our products and processes to ensure they are highly reliable and effective.