What's New

May, 2008

• We are proud to announce the launch of our newest website, Career Key Canada. Canadian users can now take the scientifically valid Career Key test and receive accurate, up to date, and comprehensive Canadian information about matching Canadian jobs that interest them. We also integrated into the Career Key Canada website the best online Canadian resources for occupational information, labour market forecasts, and education options.

March - July, 2007

• Created an easy-to-use, one-page Guide to Using The Career Key™ to Meet the ASCA National Model Competencies. Download here.
  
• March 3rd we presented at the Joint Conference of the Oregon and Washington School Counselor Associations on "Meeting ASCA Standards Using the Career Key™" Practical and affordable methods school counselors can use to meet the competencies of the ASCA National Model were discussed. Download handouts.
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• July 6 we will present at The National Career Development Association Global Conference in Seattle, WA: The Career Key™ and Global Collaboration via the Internet: Case Study - The Caribbean. Ms. Angela deFreitas, the preeminent leader of career counseling and guidance in the Caribbean will be our guest and co-presenter. The Career Key™ is truly international in its impact, positively affecting the lives of students and adults.

January, 2007

• The Self-Employment Key progresses. It will give you expert help in answering: Do I want to be self-employed? Be an entrepreneur? Own my own business? Which businesses best fit my personality? It is based on the best science and practices of career counseling. You get comprehensive, accurate information about each one you identify.
  
• A special version of the Career Key test will match your personality with occupations where 10 percent or more of the people are self-employed AND much more . . . It will be ready in the fall.

September, 2006

• The five island/nation tour presenting the Caribbean edition of the Career Key was warmly received by school counselors, educators, and labor officials. The presentations were given by the author, Dr. Lawrence Jones, and the publisher, Ms. Angela DeFreitas. It was sponsored by the ministries of education, St. George’s University, J.E. Bergasse, PSDP/European Union and Jolly Beach Vacations. More.....

May, 2006

• The online store of the American School Counselor Association offers the new notebook version of the Career Key.More.....

March, 2006

• A simple, inexpensive, discounted group purchase option created for taking the Career Key™ test. This gives schools, colleges, and other groups an affordable option for offering the Career Key test to those they serve.

February, 2006

• Updated the occupational information database for the Career Key website with the new 2006-7 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. All of the occupational information visitors receive at the Career Key website is based on this new data -- the newest and most comprehensive available.

September, 2005

• Fee-based Career Key test created to support increasing costs of the website.

July, 2005

• The redesign of The Career Key™ website is completed and launched!  Begun in April (see below), it is designed to fulfill our mission: to be The nation's source for professional help in making career choices.  Email us with your comments.

June, 2005

Five new modules added:

• Self-Employment is designed to help individuals make a thoughtful, informed decision about whether self-employment is a good option for them.
• Getting Started shows visitors how make the best use of the many resources on the Career Key website . . . where to start and how to proceed.
• Networking describes a powerful strategy for job searching and career development.  Practical steps for developing an effective network are described.
• Changing Careers is about making good decisions about changing one's career.

April, 2005

The highly respected web design firm, Gravitate Design Studio, helps us consider the aesthetics, graphic design, navigation, and content of our website.  How can we best fulfill our mission: The nation's source for professional help in making career choices -- the website everyone goes to for expert help with career choices -- career changes, career planning, job skills, and choosing a college major or educational program.

March, 2005

Job Satisfaction added.  Based on more than 40 years of research, this article helps us understand why some workers are happy in their work and others are dissatisfied (over 50%).  Visitors learn eight proven strategies for maximizing job satisfaction.

March, 2005

Holland's Theory of Career Choice and You revised to include guidance for those people who have inconsistent personality patterns, like Realistic-Social.

January, 2005

Angela deFreitas, the dominant leader in career education and development in Jamaica, and publisher of the Caribbean Career Key, launches A D Publications website, Choices. Through her efforts the Caribbean Career Key now serves thousands of adults and children.

April, 2004

In collaboration with the USAID and Alternative Sociale in Romania, The Career Key™ paper-pencil test was translated and adapted for use in Romania.  This was part of a grant to discourage the exploitation of children, especially sex slave trafficking.  The Romanian Career Key is now being distributed to teachers and counselors by UNICEF.

February, 2004

The Value of Career Counseling & Guidance added.  The authors of this report reviewed the research literature for studies investigating the educational, social, and economic benefits of informed career decisions.  The results help counselors and educators justify career counseling and career guidance programs.

February, 2004

Achieving the ASCA National Standards helps professional school counselors use resources on the Career Key website to meet most of the American School Counseling Association's student competencies for Career Development, as well as many in the Academic and Personal/Social areas.

January, 2004

Beware of Harmful 'Tests' on the Internet is written for the public.  It describes how invalid career tests can mislead and harm people.  If evidence of validity is not given, people should assume that they are invalid and harmful -- and this includes most of the measures on the Internet.

January, 2004

Harmful Career 'Assessments' on the Internet warns professional counselors and educators about the profusion of new career tests, quizzes, sorters, finders, and profilers on the Internet -- and the potential harm invalid measures can do to their students and clients.