Career Key News

Career Key supports undergraduate business educators at premier conference

PathAdvisor courseware publisher Career Key is a proud business member of AACSB, the premier international business education accreditation association. Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu, CEO will be at their annual international conference to talk about why top North American universities trust us to boost their students’ professional development.

Career Key launches PathAdvisor.ai, personalized courseware for college students

We are pleased to publicly announce the launch of PathAdvisor.ai. Over 40 faculty at top North American universities are already using it in courses with thousands of students to,

• Attract and retain students in multiple colleges/departments (business, architecture, biology, veterinary medicine, and arts and sciences)

• Identify at-risk students and help those who need additional support, strengthening their well-being.

Learn more about this easy to implement courseware.

1st Annual Friends of NAEOP-Jones Scholarship Awarded

Congratulations! Jayden White of Centralia College (WA) Upward Bound is the first recipient of the annual Larry and Jeanine Jones Memorial Scholarship administered by Friends of NAEOP and funded by Career Key. She is a first-generation college student at Pacific Lutheran University majoring in music education. CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu and Founder Dr. Lawrence K. Jones were present during its presentation at the Pacific Northwest TRIO Programs (NAEOP) annual conference in Boise, Idaho on October 9. 

AI’s Transformation of Career Preparation

This article, “AI Transformation of Career Preparation” by Career Key CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu appears in July’s Future of Work issue of AACSB’s Insights. AACSB is one of the top accreditation organizations for business schools in higher education.

In it, Juliet recommends practical ways educators can boost career readiness for their students as well as activities to engage students in research and discussion about AI’s impacts on career paths. While the article focuses on AI’s influence on business-related career fields such as accounting, marketing, and finance, these recommendations can apply across industries and occupations.

We’re exhibiting at IECA in Seattle!

Career Key is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the IECA Spring Conference in Seattle this May! We are thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our innovative products to education consultants, counselors and professionals. Stop by our booth to learn more about how our assessments can help your clients make informed education and career decisions to achieve their goals. We look forward to meeting you at the event!

Happy International Women’s Day!

From CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu

When it comes to career and education opportunity for women, join us in reflecting on the fact the starting line is not the same for everyone. #EmbraceEquity For example, I know I am privileged.  I’ve received support from my family in so many ways – my parents made it possible for me to go to college.

Equity and equality are not the same thing. What’s the difference?

“Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.” Read more about Equality and Equity.

Higher education and postsecondary training programs are a critical way women achieve lifelong career wellbeing. That’s why Career Key supports equity for women and others through TRIO, GearUp and similar postsecondary access programs. Let’s do more to impact equity together!

New Larry and Jeanine Jones Memorial Scholarship in partnership with Friends of NAEOP

Career Key announces a new scholarship award program, in partnership with Friends of NAEOP, the Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs. The Larry and Jeanine Jones Memorial Scholarship is established in honor of the founders of Career Key, now based in the Pacific Northwest.  Friends of NAEOP will award this $5,000 scholarship annually in 2023 and 2024 to TRIO participants in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Federally funded TRIO programs help low-income, first-generation students attend and succeed in college.

Nationally recognized counselor educator Dr. Lawrence K. Jones and his late wife Jeanine Wehr Jones founded Career Key in 1997 with the mission of empowering people everywhere to make more informed career decisions. Dr. Jones, first in his family to attend college, and his wife have been lifelong supporters of postsecondary education making this Friends of NAEOP scholarship program a natural fit. 

Career Key will present at NW Regional TRIO and Annual NACADA Conferences this fall

Join us! At the Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (NAEOP) Conference, October 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon. This region of TRIO programs includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

And at the Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA) Annual Conference October 23-26 in Portland, Oregon. Career Key CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu will talk about case studies where academic advisors, higher ed institutions and TRIO programs get to know their students and participants better, faster using Career Key Discovery and Career Decision Profile.

Welcome to our newest TRIO grant, Equal Opportunity Center, at Northeastern State University!

Northeastern State University was awarded a five-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program. They are using Career Key Discovery and Career Decision Profile to assist adults in rural, northeast Oklahoma fulfill their educational goals. Learn more about Career Key’s TRIO resources.

Career Decision Profile named EdTech Cool Tool finalist

We’re celebrating! EdTech Digest has recognized Career Key’s Career Decision Profile as a 2022 EdTech Cool Tool finalist in the competitive higher education category! Featuring edtech’s best and brightest, this annual awards program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, Higher Education, and the Skills and Workforce sectors. More on the EdTech Digest Award list.

We also congratulate our partner and fellow honoree PowerSchool’s Naviance, which includes Career Key’s personality and interest inventory in its award-winning K12 career readiness platform. They were a Cool Tool finalist in the K-12 career planning solution category.

Just arrived! Career Test and Activities Booklet (2022)

We’re pleased to announce the new edition of Career Key’s paper-pencil, self-scoring assessment with activities is now available for purchase in our Shop!

This all-in-one career exploration and decision-making activity helps youth and adults learn about their personality and interests, best occupations that fit them, and how to make confident career decisions for greater success and satisfaction. Buy in bundles of 20, 50 and 100 booklets (< $4 per booklet).

Created by nationally recognized counseling psychologist and first-generation college graduate Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, NCC.

Enterprise State Community College

The Student Support Services (SSS) program at ESCC provides opportunities for academic development, assists students with basic college requirements, and serves to motivate students towards successful completion of their postsecondary education. The goal of SSS is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of participants and facilitate the process of transition from a level of higher education to the next.

Educational Talent Search at ESCC is a free program that provides academic, career and financial counseling to economically disadvantaged youth in grades six through twelve, and supports them in graduating from high school and continuing on to complete their postsecondary education.

LULAC National Education Service Centers (LNESC)

Established in 1973 by United Latin American Citizens, LNESC is a 501 (c)(3) national non-profit organization with the mission of narrowing the opportunity gap for America's disadvantaged youth through education and leadership programming. Their Upward Bound programs in Colorado Springs, CO are offering Career Key.

Career Key presents at First-Year Experience Conference in 2022

On Feb. 13, 2022, Career Key’s CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu will present at the 41st Annual Conference on the First Year Experience, sponsored by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando, Florida! Details…

Get to know students better, faster with Career Decision Profile

First-year students seek your help strengthening their sense of belonging, matching who they are with new academic, co-curricular, and work environments. In this presentation, learn about a new online assessment, Career Decision Profile (CDP), that helps you tailor support to what students need most for confident choices. We will discuss what this 5-minute, valid, self-guided inventory measures, including decidedness, comfort, self-clarity and existence of barriers; the CDP’s use as a pre/post measure of program impacts, shared with stakeholders; and why Kansas State and other institutions choose the CDP for their First Year Experience, student success, and professional development programs.

Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Salon 10

Career Key Will Present on Integrating Career and Academic Advising at #NACADA21

Get ready for research to meet practice! On Oct. 7, Career Key’s CEO Juliet Jones-Vlasceanu will present at NACADA’s 2021 Annual Conference with Jared Meitler, Assistant Director, Career Exploration, Kansas State University. We’ll be in person (fingers crossed) in Cincinnati – look forward to seeing you there at our virtual and in person exhibitor booth! Details…

Implementing Gordon’s 3-I Career Advising Process with Career Key

Students seek your help connecting education decisions to careers. How can you do that in science-based, practical ways? Learn from Kansas State’s success with Career Key, along with tips for career services partnerships.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Room 234

More about Gordon’s 3-I Career Advising Process

Career Key Announces 2021 Conferences and Presentations

Mark your calendar! Visit us at one of the four conferences we are attending this year!

• June 7-11, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Exhibitor

• June 29-July 1, National Career Development Association (NCDA), Platinum Sponsor and Presentation

• July 19-22, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP), GEAR UP, Exhibitor

• October 6-9. NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, Exhibitor and Presentation

At these annual association conferences in K12 and Higher Education, we are showcasing the new additions to our career decision platform, the career decision readiness assessment Career Decision Profile and Career Key Discovery Transitions for career changers. Stop by our virtual and in person booths with your questions!

New eBook by Career Key Founder, Dr. Lawrence K. Jones

Career Key is pleased to announce the publication of Dr. Lawrence K. Jones’s new eBook, To Be Happier: a practical and science-based guide. For the first time - in one easy to understand, interactive eBook- Dr. Jones integrates findings from several streams of scientific research on happiness. It is complimentary for Career Key website visitors without ads or registration.

View the online press release

Read more about the author’s professional background and personal story

“Happiness is a gift to those around you, helping them be happier in return!”

Dr. Lawrence K. Jones (Dr. Larry)

Founder, Career Key

Professor Emeritus, College of Education, North Carolina State University

Career Key Welcomes Kansas State University

We’re pleased to bring the Career Key portfolio of resources and the Career Decision Profile to Kansas State University to help their students make confident progress on their career and education journey. Go Wildcats!

“Data we’ve analyzed from the CDP shows us quantitatively that students’ comfort levels with their career decision processes connects directly to their sense of belonging and identity within our university community… and those factors are pivotal in student persistence and retention.”

Jared Meitler

Assistant Director, Career Center

Kansas State University

Career Key Partners with the University of Toronto

Beginning in 2010, Career Key has partnered with the University of Toronto to enrich the great work the university’s Career Centre team is doing. We recently received this testimonial from them and we’re excited to share it with you.

“As a counselling tool the CDP allows us to discuss very specifically where the student is in the process of career development and where they want to go next. Students appreciate the simplicity of the CDP and using it to formulate next steps. A pre/post administration of the CDP allows us to measure the degree of change on all the scales and we have found statistically significant progress. These results encourage further participation from our faculty partners.”

Felicity Morgan, M. Ed., RP
Director, Career Centre  
University of Toronto Mississauga

University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management joins Career Key to offer Career Decision Profile

Welcome to University of Minnesota! The Career Decision Profile is helping advisors and coaches quickly understand the career decision needs of their undergraduate business students. An experienced user of the paper-pencil Career Decision Profile, they welcomed the opportunity to use the new online version for use in remote classes.

Career Key welcomes Gear Up Georgia!

In early 2021, Career Key is conducting a pilot project with Gear Up Georgia using the complete Career Decision Platform, which includes both assessments - the career readiness measure Career Decision Profile and Holland personality and interest assessment, Career Key Discovery. We are excited to work with all the advisors and their research team!