UK Civil Service Judgement Test (CSJT) Articles & Updates
The Civil Service Judgement Test (CSJT) is an online situational judgement test used in recruitment for UK Civil Service jobs. GOV.UK lists it among the commonly used Civil Service online tests; the job advert says whether a vacancy uses it, and candidates are sent an invitation to take it online as a stage of their application. The official guidance, published on GOV.UK by Government People Group, Civil Service Resourcing and the Government Recruitment Service, mentions no charge for the test. It measures judgement and decision-making against the Civil Service Behaviours chosen for the job, at the level of the job applied for. There are two parts. The first is a self-assessment of typical behaviour and preferences at work, which makes up 15% of the overall score. In the second, candidates read or watch workplace scenarios and rate each of four possible actions as Counterproductive, Ineffective, Fairly Effective or Effective; there are three scenarios for each behaviour, shown as text, short videos or a mix. The test is not timed, and the guidance recommends allowing at least an hour. The score is reported as a percentile against a comparison group of applicants, and the pass mark is set for each job by the recruiter, so no single pass mark is published.
Judgement Test practice set
Workplace scenarios on the test's own four-point scale, with the reason behind every rating
- 12 workplace scenarios, 48 actions to rate
- The test's own four-point scale
- Three scenarios for each of four behaviours
- Scenario 1 free, no sign-in
Latest articles on UK Civil Service Judgement Test (CSJT)
Civil Service Judgement Test Score: What Your Percentile Means
How to read a Civil Service situational judgement test result: the percentile, the comparison group, the feedback report, the messages you can receive and how recruiters use the score.
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Civil Service Judgement Test Pass Mark and Scoring Explained
No pass mark for the Civil Service Judgement Test is published. What GOV.UK says about the minimum standard, the percentile score, the 15% self-assessment and who sets each job's pass mark.
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Civil Service Judgement Test Tips From the Behaviours and Code
Ten Civil Service Judgement Test tips drawn from the official rating scale, the Success Profiles behaviours at your grade and the Civil Service Code, with the GOV.UK descriptors quoted exactly.
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Civil Service Judgement Test Questions and Answers, Worked
The real Civil Service Judgement Test questions and answers are not published. What the two question types look like, the official examples, and a practice scenario worked rating by rating.
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Civil Service Judgement Test Practice, Free: What Exists and How to Use It
The free practice for the Civil Service Judgement Test: the official practice test and what it does not do, the other official material, and the free part of our own practice set.
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Delivering at Pace: Civil Service Behaviour Examples by Grade
Delivering at Pace at every Civil Service grade band: the GOV.UK examples quoted exactly, why pace is paired with rules and quality, six interview questions and how to structure your example.
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Managing a Quality Service: Civil Service Behaviour Examples by Grade
Managing a Quality Service at every Civil Service grade band: the GOV.UK examples quoted exactly, the value-for-money line at each band, six interview questions and how to structure your example.
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Developing Self and Others: Civil Service Behaviour Examples by Grade
Developing Self and Others at every Civil Service grade band: the GOV.UK examples quoted exactly, how the balance moves from self to others, six interview questions and how to structure your example.
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Working Together: Civil Service Behaviour Examples by Grade
Working Together at every Civil Service grade band: the GOV.UK examples quoted exactly, the two lines that appear at all six bands, six interview questions and how to structure your example.
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Communicating and Influencing: Civil Service Behaviour Examples by Grade
Communicating and Influencing at every Civil Service grade band: the GOV.UK examples quoted exactly, where persuasion enters the wording, six interview questions and how to structure your example.
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