Powerful Durable Skills for Business Education
Get insight into skills that matter
Get a view of your applicants’ social intelligence, and “durable” skills beyond academic achievement. Assess for nine non-technical skills, including collaboration, problem-solving, communication, resilience, and empathy, which are critical for academic and professional success.
Look beyond academic grades
Gain deeper insight into applicants’ potential beyond academic performance, and create opportunities for candidates who may otherwise be overlooked.
Use a proven admissions assessment tool
Backed by nearly twenty years of research, Casper is proven to correlate with positive student outcomes. Nearly 500 academic programs globally have used our admissions assessments to look at applicants’ personal, professional, and social skills.

Measure Social Intelligence and Professionalism with Casper
Our situational judgment test, Casper, reveals individuals’ professional competencies and critical durable skills, helping programs identify future business leaders.
- Evaluates what an applicant would do — and why — in personal and professional dilemmas
- Open-response format allows applicants to provide reasoning behind their choices
- Applicants take their tests online and responses are typed and video recorded to increase fairness
- Scored by multiple human raters who have undergone rigorous training
Create a More Defensible and Fair Admissions Process
Attract and retain the best applicants and broaden perspectives in your program by incorporating Acuity’s Casper situational judgment test into your process.
Differentiate your program by going beyond academic grades, demonstrating what you value in future students.

Predict In-Program Performance & Support Student Success
Identify and select applicants with high potential to thrive in your programs and support student success to become future societal impact business leaders.
Students receiving better employee evaluations in co-op placements and internships
Better instances of interview selection, interview performance, and program acceptance
Decreased incidences of non-professional complaints by up to 50%

Erika Morrison, SHRM-SCP
Director, Executive and Corporate Education
Grand Valley State University
“Professional Skills Development is helping us understand student learning outcomes more clearly and ultimately make more informed decisions as we move our programs forward.”
Explore Resources
Reports & Guides

Bridging Durable Skill Gaps in Business Education Report 2025
Explore why durable skills such as communication, empathy, and critical thinking are essential to preparing future-ready business leaders.
Case Study

Strengthening Students' Professional Skills at the University of Nevada at Reno
See how the University of Nevada at Reno strengthened critical thinking, communication, and career readiness through professional skills development.
Webinar

Building Durable Skills for Professional Practice
Hear how medical and business educators are developing critical thinking, communication, empathy, and interpersonal effectiveness for professional practice.
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