The Dilemmas Series is a battery of Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) that simulate challenging work situations to assess a candidate’s judgment and decision-making skills that play a crucial role in problem solving, working effectively with others, and delivering the best outcomes, thereby contributing to success in the role.
Situational Judgment Tests Theory
Situational Judgment Tests follow the same assessment methodology as Simulation Exercises (Group Discussions, In-basket Exercises, Analysis Exercises) - they measure Judgement and Decision-Making in the context of the scenarios presented in the test.
However, unlike typical Simulation Exercises, SJTs do not directly measure behaviour. Rather, they assess an individual’s ability to judge the appropriateness of a pre-defined behaviour or action in a specified context.
Research shows that, much like Behavioural Competencies, the ability to make such judgements is not down to one single attribute, but is determined by a combination of Cognitive Ability, Personality, Experience and Knowledge as shown below:
Dilemmas Example
Below is an example of how questions in Dilemmas are presented:
Dilemmas Competency Areas
Below are the Competency Areas associated with three different Dilemmas Tests: