[Hiring] Casper Test Rater @Acuity Insights

Role Description

Imagine a world where everyone’s full potential is recognized and nurtured. That’s what we’re building at Acuity Insights. We believe higher education admissions should look beyond grades and consider the whole person—their experiences, strengths, and unique qualities. Our flagship assessment, Casper, helps make this possible.

As a Rater, you have the chance to help our UK-based partners make informed admission decisions. It is a role that:

• Is open to people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
• Is flexible and remote, which means you can work at your own pace from anywhere within the UK.
• Provides you with the opportunity to supplement your income with socially impactful work.

What You’ll Do as a Casper Rater

• Become a certified Rater by completing virtual, scientifically backed onboarding training.
• Complete ongoing training and mandatory annual recertification.
• Rate and score Casper responses by reading and reviewing applicant text and video responses.
• Share feedback to help improve and optimize the Casper test, platforms, and content.

Foundations for Success as a Casper Rater

• Consistent Engagement & Professionalism: Demonstrate high commitment by consistently participating in rating sessions.
• Ongoing Skill Development: Engage in required training and feedback activities.
• Effective Communication & Responsiveness: Exhibit clear and effective communication.
• Empathy & Understanding: Approach every response with empathy and fairness.
• Bias Awareness & Integrity: Maintain strong self-awareness and address potential biases.

Qualifications

• Be a UK citizen.
• Currently reside in the UK.
• Have your own desktop/laptop computer to work on.
• Have no plans to apply to and become a student in a program using Casper in the next 2-3 years.
• Communicate effectively and proactively in writing.
• Demonstrate soft skills: Communication, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Empathy.

Requirements

• Submit Your Application by completing the online application form.
• Take a Mini-Casper and Reading Comprehension Test if the basic criteria are met.
• Meet a Member of the Rating Team for a 20-minute 1-1 video conversation.
• Complete Paid Online Rater Training within 5 business days.
• Become a Certified Rater after completing the necessary steps.

Benefits

• Payments issued via Airwallex once a month.
• Access to a quarterly testing schedule to choose when to work.
• Potential earnings may include activities outside of rating, like job training and participating in research studies.

Company Description

Casper was invented in 2010 by Acuity Insights co-founders Dr. Kelly Dore and Oncology Professor Harold Reiter to improve the admissions process at McMaster University's School of Medicine in Ontario, Canada. It is a situational judgment test applicants take online, helping admissions teams understand how they might handle real-life situations.

Today, Acuity Insights collaborates with admissions teams in over 600 higher education programs across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and beyond.