His research and applied work makes use of large-scale organizational datasets to investigate the efficacy of various assessment tools and prediction methods. He has served as an expert for establishing guidelines on background checks, cybervetting, and integrity assessment for various law enforcement and government entities. For his work on employee creativity, he was awarded the S. Rains Wallace Award from Division 14 of the American Psychological Association, as well as the Early Career Award from the Eastern Academy of Management. In addition to a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology, Dilchert holds SPHR certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and SHRM-SCP certification from the Society for Human Resource Management.