The Career Key Pakistan

Why the Career Key® Pakistan is # 1 source of choosing a career...?

• Based on the latest science and best practices of career and college counselling;
• Respected by professionals, worldwide;
• One of a few scientifically valid career tests (it measures what is claimed);
• Based on Holland's theory of career choice and best science and practices of career counselling;
• Accurate, comprehensive information about matching occupations;
• Featured in Wall Street Journal;
• Licensed by top education companies;
• Translated in many languages including Urdu;
• Created by Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, NCC, counselling psychologist.
• 30 million users since 1997;

The Career Key Pakistan has been adapted for use with Pakiatani students. It is available in both Urdu and English languages. 

Organization of The Career Key Pakistan

The Career Key Pakistan is organized according to the three basic principles of good decision making:

1. Know yourself 

Your strengths, values, personality, and skills. This will help you decide which choice best fits you.

To learn about occupations, go to Learn More about the Jobs that Interest Me, Learn about Occupations.

At High-Quality Decision Making you will learn a method based on many scientific studies that is widely used in business and medical settings. It is easy to understand and use.

Take the Career Key test to discover which Holland personality types you are most like. You can then match the results with the most promising careers, career pathways and training programs.

Read about Holland's Theory of Career Choice to understand how your success and satisfaction in a job, school, or college is related to your personality.

Do the activities in Learn More about Yourself and Identify Your Skills to understand yourself better.

2. Know your options

Job Satisfaction will help you optimize your job satisfaction when you choose a career or a job. It can also help you analyze why you are dissatisfied in your job, if you are one of the many who are.

To learn about education options, go to Choose a College or Training Program.

Are you thinking of strengthening your job skills but you are unsure which ones are important? See The Foundation Skills.

3. Make a good decision

Still not sure? Go to Career Indecision and consider getting help from a professional counsellor: Career and Educational Counselling

Identify Your Skills - Know the Different Types of Skills

Skills are the key to any job success. Learn about the following four skills categories, which you may need in your job search. 

The Foundation Skills

The Foundation Skills are the ones every worker needs. They are organized into four groups: Basic, People, Thinking, and Personal Qualities. They are marketable and transferable skills.

Marketable Skills
Marketable skills are those that an employer will pay you to perform:

• All of the Foundation Skills, 
• The skills listed in "Want to Hire" advertisements.
• Examples of unmarketable skills are, Riding a bike . . . who will pay you to use that skill? Not many. Learning a skill like creative writing will certainly motivate an employer to pay you.

Parents Role in Career and Education Planning

Parents are a teenagers primary counselor. As much as teachers, school counselors and other professionals or family members. Parents play a critical role in education and career planning of their children. Parents need to acquire knowledge about educational options, their children’s interests and skill sets and help them through the career exploration and decision-making process.

Informed career decision making process will help student to explore and evaluate the best potential opportunities for their career success and happiness.

Learn More About Yourself

You want to choose an occupation that fits your unique qualities -- your abilities, talents, needs, values, and interests -- and the life-style you want to live.

Knowing your "unique qualities" is not easy. It is a challenge for everyone. But, the clearer picture you have, the more likely you are to choose a satisfying career.

It is important to write your ideas down. You may find this difficult to do, many do. But, it will make a big difference in your self-understanding. Write down your thoughts and feelings as you do the exercises below. Make a folder to keep your notes and writings.

Here are eight strategies you will find helpful: