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Google Apprenticeship Situational Judgement Test — How to Pass
Google's situational judgement test (SJT) assesses how you respond to workplace scenarios. It's not a personality test — it's a judgement test, and preparation makes a real difference.
How It Works
You're presented with a series of workplace scenarios and asked to rate the effectiveness of several possible responses — or choose the most and least effective option.
Online application review and role-specific screening — no standard psychometric test
How to Approach SJT Questions
Think like a professional, not a person
Your instinct might be to go to a friend for advice or handle something privately. The SJT rewards professional, measured responses — escalating appropriately, communicating clearly, and maintaining integrity.
There are no trick answers
SJTs don't have deliberately misleading options. The answer that seems most sensible and professional is usually correct. Trust your judgment.
Read each option fully
The difference between the 'best' and 'second best' option is often subtle. Read all options before rating any of them.
Align with Google's values
Google tests for Googleyness, Problem solving, Cognitive ability, and more. Answers that reflect these values score highest.
How to Practice
- SHL and Korn Ferry publish free SJT sample questions — use them
- Practice on a laptop, not a phone — the interface is designed for desktop
- Time yourself — even if the test isn't strictly timed, slow responses can affect your result on some platforms
- After each practice question, check why the 'best' answer was scored highest — this builds intuition
Want the full prep pack?
Google Apprenticeship Prep Pack
Application stages, competencies, real interview questions, commercial awareness, and a pre-submission checklist — in one complete pack.