r/CASPerTest

Can someone please start a petition to get rid of this test. I understand wanting to measure applicants’ “soft” skills, but this is clearly not the way. I think it’s extremely ironic that Acuity wants applicants to gather all information on a situation before coming to a conclusion, but then grade us on a 1-minute oral response which is no where near enough time to give proper answers. Additionally, this test is extremely unreliable and has literally been scientifically proven to have absolutely zero correlation to how ethical an individual actually is. Acuity Insights and McMaster University is a scam and you cannot tell me otherwise.

like send responses to a pratice question ill see how they are good or bad or if you can do something more

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I'm practicing for CASPer and I'm confused about something.

If a scenario says something like:

>“A patient comes to a pharmacy upset because their prescription isn't ready…”

but it doesn't say whether you're the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy assistant, or another employee, what are you supposed to assume your role is?

For example, would you say:

>“I would assess whether the medication is medically urgent and decide whether it should be prioritized.”

Or would you say:

>“I would check with the pharmacist/appropriate healthcare professional to determine whether it can be prioritized.”

My concern is that if I assume I'm a pharmacy assistant and say I'll consult the pharmacist, but the evaluator intended me to be the pharmacist, that could seem strange because obviously a pharmacist can clinically assess the situation themselves. But if I assume I'm the pharmacist when the scenario never actually says that, I could also be giving myself authority that wasn't established.

For people who have taken CASPer, what do you normally do when the scenario doesn't explicitly give you a role?

Do you:

1. Assume a reasonable role based on the context?
2. Avoid assuming a specific profession/authority and give a role-neutral answer (but how would that work)?
3. State something like “I would first determine what falls within my scope and involve the appropriate person if necessary” (but that would be vague cause I am specifying who the person is so might drop my points however they count it)?

PLEASE HELP I am actually losing it lol

Hi,

Timing is one of the things that trips people up most on Casper, so here's how it works this cycle.

Casper has 11 scenarios (4 video, 7 typed), and every scenario has two questions. Each one starts with 30 seconds to read or watch and 30 seconds to reflect.

For video responses, you get 1 minute per question. On typed, you get 3.5 minutes for both questions together.

Some people find that responding under timed pressure means Q2 becomes more of an afterthought. On the typed scenarios, it's one timer, not two, so it's really easy to spend most of it on Q1 and then arrive at Q2 with hardly any time left. Q1 feels like the main one because you meet it first, and by the time you've written it, you're warmed up. Then Q2 just gets whatever's left.

A sparse Q2 is a real missed opportunity. It's a whole separate chance to show your thinking, and it deserves the same care as Q1. Even a great Q1 isn't a reason to go light on Q2. They're a pair, and both of them count.

My advice for typed responses would be to aim for about 1 minute 45 seconds on each response, and keep an eye on the clock so Q1 doesn't take over. If you finish Q1 early, put the spare time into Q2 rather than polishing something that was already fine.

The best way to get comfortable with this is to practise under real timed pressure. Set a timer for 3 minutes 30 and keep an eye on it as you write. When it hits roughly 1 minute 45, switch to Q2. Doing that regularly teaches you what 1 minute 45 actually feels like, which is hard to judge until you've felt the clock running.

It's also worth getting to know the different question types the test presents you with, because they don't all ask for the same thing. Some ask what you would do, some ask what you felt and learned, and some ask what the fairest approach is and why. Knowing which one you're facing helps you decide where your limited minutes should go, and that's especially handy for Q2.