Situational Type Question: How would you respond in such a situation? - First, identify the most pressing issue. Sift through information and isolate the core. ----- Who needs the most urgent attention from you? - Reserve judgement. Push pause before jumping into action. ----- look for all information. don't type out gut instinct. explore the situation - Who is directly and indirectly impacted by your actions? ----- If a patient is dying, it will impact lots of people ----- fragile relationships, you need to understand the scope and think - Use some if then statements to offer some sound solutions ----- demonstrate how you will respond to the situation. Policy based question Ask you about current or potential policies in the field your pursuing. Be aware of ethics, etc. - First, demonstrate your knowledge and awareness of the issue. - Withold your judgement and demonstrate your reasoning process. ----- Consider pros and cons, don't jump in and give your perspective ----- understand and consider, Then give your own opinion - Your opinion, give reasoning - Is there something that could improve the situation, dissolve some of the tension The personal question Reflect on your own life. - conflict with others. disagreements you've had. landmark moments within your biography. Scenario: Lunchroom at work. Men are arguing. One man uses obscene langauge to refer to a female employee. How would you handle such a situation? - most pressing issue is the female colleague, her wellbeing needs to be in priority - this is the middle of a conversation, we need to gather more information - have private conversations, what led up to this? he could just be repeating something he heard. - this person could potentially lose their job. do no act on instinct. do not disregard wellbeing of others. - If then statements sensitivity - If it is a less serious situation, they just need a little bit of extra guidance. - If what he said was really horrible, sensitivity training isnt enough ---- there needs to be some measure of disgression. what is the best response? - maybe add something to the policy to make it more balanced. ----- have a clause where HR has the right to have a different policy if more severe. A time when you intervened. Similar experience. - Find something to draw on. What did you learn. How did you grow.
The methods and answers are great, but it's so hard to type out these responses in a timely enough manor to answer the three question well for each. Sometimes I only get two or three sentences out in each due to having to describe these things in context and still not have half the stuff I want/need to say.
Hello Blake! Thanks for your comment. These sample answers demonstrate how to strategize for answers and how to approach different question types. And remember, you do not have to answer all 3 questions to get a great CASPer score! You can even answer 1 question, and if you get the main ideas, the vulnerable party, and show analysis, compassion, and non-judgmental attitude, you can score very well. Additionally, if you find that your typing speed is not up-to-par, I would suggest practicing with online typing to increase your speed. Hope this helps!
Can anyone help me: I just took the CASPer and totally zoned out during one of the videos. I basically was unable to give any response to the three questions, as none involved anything personal not directly related to the prompt. I did pretty good on all of the other questions. What does this mean for my score? Am I going to really suffer from not answering an entire question section??
Hi George, thanks for your comment. It is very possible to still score well on the CASPer test if you miss one or even two questions in a scenario. While it isn't ideal, the same can be said for doing poorly on one entire station. Keep in mind that each assessor only sees one scenario for each applicant so although you may have done poorly on one station, if you performed better on others, you can still do well overall. We have a great video, How is the CASPer Test Scored, if you're interested in learning more.
Hi Dr. Kleeb, I've been preparing for my upcoming CASPer exam and I'd like to thank you and the whole BeMo team for all of the incredibly useful (and FREE) CASPer-related advice! As I continue to hone my CASPer-taking skills, I've been wondering, does it look better to admissions officers to answer ONE out of the 3 questions for a given scenario in great depth of thought and consideration, or to respond to 2 or ALL of the questions for a given scenario in (understandably) less depth of thought? In other words, is each individual question scored, or does each of the 12 sections receive an overall score independent of specific questions? Thank you!
@@husammusallam1276 I believe it's an overall score, so it's better to give an amazing question answer even if it's to only one. But answering multiple in depth will be the ideal.
Thank you for your questions and comments. Of course, ideally, you will give in-depth answers to all three questions. However, sometimes only one or two answers can get you a high score. You are being scored for the quality of your answer, rather than the quantity.
Yeahh so many of the times I don’t feel comfortable “stepping in” or “approaching” so and so to ask what is going on because it’s really not our place! In all honesty, you would probably report the issue to HR/Admin as honestly as possible!
Your role: You are the company co-founder. Prompt: Your best friend has recently approached you to join his new test preparation company. He tells you, "This is going to be super easy, because there are a lot of other companies out there that we could model. We should simply find the most successful company and do what they do best." You agree to join him as a co-founder. Sample CASPer Questions: 1. As you get involved, you notice that your friend is practically copying material from competitors and claiming the material as his own to speed up the growth of his business. How would you approach your friend about this? 2. Would you report a close friend or family member to superiors if you became aware of them acting unethically and/or illegally? Why or why not? 3. What are the implications of a practicing professional, such as a medical doctor, a nurse, or a pharmacist, acting unprofessionally, within or outside of his/her professional role? please can you help me answer the questions
Great question. It's better if you try to answer these questions yourself using our method described here bemoacademicconsulting.com/blog/casper-prep-tips Please see our blog post here bemoacademicconsulting.com/blog/free-sample-casper-questions for how to see how we structure responses to such scenarios. This is really great to work on yourself and then compare to the recommended structure to see how you managed to do within the time frame.
1. First, I would be careful not to make any assumptions as maybe Sarah and the guy are just friends and are joking with each other. I would approach the interaction and to get a better in depth understanding of what's going on. If the guys are indeed making fun of her, I would stop them and speak to the guys privately in a non-confrontational manner. I would ask them what Sarah did to deserve this treatment and ask how they would feel if you were in her shoes getting bullied, with the goal of raising their empathy for others around them 2. I would be in favor of this training, however I think this training should be distributed to all employees before they start in order to prevent these situations from happening. If situations like these continue to happen, however, then I think the employees would definitely need a more advanced view on the policy regarding colleague treatment, not just about the existence of it, but WHY it exists 3. Yes, there was an incident when I was playing a pickup basketball game and one of my teammates shoved the opposing player, causing a shoving match between the two. I helped stop the fight and made sure to calm everyone down BEFORE we start talking about what engaged this actions of the two in the first place. After things started to calm down, I had a private conversation with each of them in a non-confrontational manner, asking what went wrong. One of them was mad that he got fouled too hard while the other was doing it as a revenge to being fouled hard earlier. I talked to the rest of the players we were playing with to come up with a better resolution for fouls, and we agreed that it would be best to hire a referee for the next time we play basketball. I then reminded each of the two that we're here to have fun and encouraged them to shake each other's hands and embark on their thoughts about this new proposal.
Thanks for informative video. But get confused here, your every answer start with gather information and reserve judgement. So, how to answer to every question, that I'll gather information , will talk privately and try to find out the situation?
Hi Aisha! Thanks for your question. You can literally type or say "First, I will gather more information". Then you can specify "I will speak with x, y, z person", for example.
Hi there, thanks for your comment. The length of your answer isn't as important as the depth of your answer. Keep in mind that the scoring scale runs from 1 to 9 with 1 signifying a “unsatisfactory” response and 9 signifying a “superb” or superior one. If you can provide a well-thought out and mature response, you have the ability to score well.
Hi Irish! Thank you very much for your question. Please reach out to us for a free initial consultation bemoacademicconsulting.com/Contact-Us.php We can discuss how to help you and set you up with CASPer prep.
Situational Type Question:
How would you respond in such a situation?
- First, identify the most pressing issue. Sift through information and isolate the core.
----- Who needs the most urgent attention from you?
- Reserve judgement. Push pause before jumping into action.
----- look for all information. don't type out gut instinct. explore the situation
- Who is directly and indirectly impacted by your actions?
----- If a patient is dying, it will impact lots of people
----- fragile relationships, you need to understand the scope and think
- Use some if then statements to offer some sound solutions
----- demonstrate how you will respond to the situation.
Policy based question
Ask you about current or potential policies in the field your pursuing. Be aware of ethics, etc.
- First, demonstrate your knowledge and awareness of the issue.
- Withold your judgement and demonstrate your reasoning process.
----- Consider pros and cons, don't jump in and give your perspective
----- understand and consider, Then give your own opinion
- Your opinion, give reasoning
- Is there something that could improve the situation, dissolve some of the tension
The personal question
Reflect on your own life.
- conflict with others. disagreements you've had. landmark moments within your biography.
Scenario: Lunchroom at work. Men are arguing. One man uses obscene langauge to refer to a female employee.
How would you handle such a situation?
- most pressing issue is the female colleague, her wellbeing needs to be in priority
- this is the middle of a conversation, we need to gather more information
- have private conversations, what led up to this? he could just be repeating something he heard.
- this person could potentially lose their job. do no act on instinct. do not disregard wellbeing of others.
- If then statements
sensitivity
- If it is a less serious situation, they just need a little bit of extra guidance.
- If what he said was really horrible, sensitivity training isnt enough
---- there needs to be some measure of disgression. what is the best response?
- maybe add something to the policy to make it more balanced.
----- have a clause where HR has the right to have a different policy if more severe.
A time when you intervened. Similar experience.
- Find something to draw on. What did you learn. How did you grow.
Thank you for your comment. Good analysis.
I can't understand the section below sensitivity...
Can you please do the health profession based Casper test.....
The methods and answers are great, but it's so hard to type out these responses in a timely enough manor to answer the three question well for each. Sometimes I only get two or three sentences out in each due to having to describe these things in context and still not have half the stuff I want/need to say.
Hello Blake! Thanks for your comment. These sample answers demonstrate how to strategize for answers and how to approach different question types. And remember, you do not have to answer all 3 questions to get a great CASPer score! You can even answer 1 question, and if you get the main ideas, the vulnerable party, and show analysis, compassion, and non-judgmental attitude, you can score very well. Additionally, if you find that your typing speed is not up-to-par, I would suggest practicing with online typing to increase your speed. Hope this helps!
Can anyone help me: I just took the CASPer and totally zoned out during one of the videos. I basically was unable to give any response to the three questions, as none involved anything personal not directly related to the prompt. I did pretty good on all of the other questions. What does this mean for my score? Am I going to really suffer from not answering an entire question section??
Hi George, thanks for your comment. It is very possible to still score well on the CASPer test if you miss one or even two questions in a scenario. While it isn't ideal, the same can be said for doing poorly on one entire station. Keep in mind that each assessor only sees one scenario for each applicant so although you may have done poorly on one station, if you performed better on others, you can still do well overall. We have a great video, How is the CASPer Test Scored, if you're interested in learning more.
Hi Dr. Kleeb, I've been preparing for my upcoming CASPer exam and I'd like to thank you and the whole BeMo team for all of the incredibly useful (and FREE) CASPer-related advice!
As I continue to hone my CASPer-taking skills, I've been wondering, does it look better to admissions officers to answer ONE out of the 3 questions for a given scenario in great depth of thought and consideration, or to respond to 2 or ALL of the questions for a given scenario in (understandably) less depth of thought? In other words, is each individual question scored, or does each of the 12 sections receive an overall score independent of specific questions? Thank you!
Hey, did you get the answer? My exam is soon.
@@husammusallam1276 I believe it's an overall score, so it's better to give an amazing question answer even if it's to only one. But answering multiple in depth will be the ideal.
Thank you for your questions and comments. Of course, ideally, you will give in-depth answers to all three questions. However, sometimes only one or two answers can get you a high score. You are being scored for the quality of your answer, rather than the quantity.
The struggle I find is a power hierarchy, and if I would even be in a place to ask Charlie privately about what he said.
Yeahh so many of the times I don’t feel comfortable “stepping in” or “approaching” so and so to ask what is going on because it’s really not our place! In all honesty, you would probably report the issue to HR/Admin as honestly as possible!
Your role:
You are the company co-founder.
Prompt:
Your best friend has recently approached you to join his new test preparation company. He tells you, "This is going to be super easy, because there are a lot of other companies out there that we could model. We should simply find the most successful company and do what they do best." You agree to join him as a co-founder.
Sample CASPer Questions:
1. As you get involved, you notice that your friend is practically copying material from competitors and claiming the material as his own to speed up the growth of his business. How would you approach your friend about this?
2. Would you report a close friend or family member to superiors if you became aware of them acting unethically and/or illegally? Why or why not?
3. What are the implications of a practicing professional, such as a medical doctor, a nurse, or a pharmacist, acting unprofessionally, within or outside of his/her professional role?
please can you help me answer the questions
Great question. It's better if you try to answer these questions yourself using our method described here bemoacademicconsulting.com/blog/casper-prep-tips Please see our blog post here bemoacademicconsulting.com/blog/free-sample-casper-questions for how to see how we structure responses to such scenarios. This is really great to work on yourself and then compare to the recommended structure to see how you managed to do within the time frame.
1. First, I would be careful not to make any assumptions as maybe Sarah and the guy are just friends and are joking with each other. I would approach the interaction and to get a better in depth understanding of what's going on. If the guys are indeed making fun of her, I would stop them and speak to the guys privately in a non-confrontational manner. I would ask them what Sarah did to deserve this treatment and ask how they would feel if you were in her shoes getting bullied, with the goal of raising their empathy for others around them
2. I would be in favor of this training, however I think this training should be distributed to all employees before they start in order to prevent these situations from happening. If situations like these continue to happen, however, then I think the employees would definitely need a more advanced view on the policy regarding colleague treatment, not just about the existence of it, but WHY it exists
3. Yes, there was an incident when I was playing a pickup basketball game and one of my teammates shoved the opposing player, causing a shoving match between the two. I helped stop the fight and made sure to calm everyone down BEFORE we start talking about what engaged this actions of the two in the first place. After things started to calm down, I had a private conversation with each of them in a non-confrontational manner, asking what went wrong. One of them was mad that he got fouled too hard while the other was doing it as a revenge to being fouled hard earlier. I talked to the rest of the players we were playing with to come up with a better resolution for fouls, and we agreed that it would be best to hire a referee for the next time we play basketball. I then reminded each of the two that we're here to have fun and encouraged them to shake each other's hands and embark on their thoughts about this new proposal.
Thank You! You are awesome
You're very welcome
Thank you Dr Sarah.. and I like your hair 😇.. have a great day ahead
Thank you so much, Sachin! Hope you enjoyed the video :)
Good video, very helpful thanks
Thank you for your comment. Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for informative video.
But get confused here, your every answer start with gather information and reserve judgement. So, how to answer to every question, that I'll gather information , will talk privately and try to find out the situation?
Hi Aisha! Thanks for your question. You can literally type or say "First, I will gather more information". Then you can specify "I will speak with x, y, z person", for example.
Will length of my answer determine scoring
Hi there, thanks for your comment. The length of your answer isn't as important as the depth of your answer. Keep in mind that the scoring scale runs from 1 to 9 with 1 signifying a “unsatisfactory” response and 9 signifying a “superb” or superior one. If you can provide a well-thought out and mature response, you have the ability to score well.
Thank you very much for these videos.
You're welcome!
How much to enrol at BeMo? My Casper test will be in less than a month from now.
Hi Irish! Thank you very much for your question. Please reach out to us for a free initial consultation bemoacademicconsulting.com/Contact-Us.php We can discuss how to help you and set you up with CASPer prep.
Awesome . Thank you so much !
Glad it was helpful!