A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of the Chinese Career Key Online (Global Visions) (Report‪)‬

The Chinese Career Key (CCK) Online was studied for its effectiveness and user satisfaction. Study participants were 92 students at a public high school in Hong Kong. The research findings provide preliminary evidence of reliability, validity, and user satisfaction for the CCK Online. Limitations and implications for future studies and counseling practice across cultures are discussed. In 1999, the paper-and-pencil version of the Chinese Career Key (CCK) was developed to fill the need for career assessment and to strengthen career guidance for the youth of Hong Kong and China (Jones & Ting, 1999). The CCK was modified from the English-language Career Key (Jones, 1987, 1990). The Career Key measure, which is based on Holland's (1997) theory of vocational choice, assesses a person's resemblance to the six Holland types (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional; hereinafter referred to as RIASEC). The CCK measures Chinese students' resemblances to Holland's types and helps those students identify careers that would likely fit their personalities. In development of the CCK, the guidelines for translation and validation proposed by Hansen and Fouad (1984) were adopted. In 2001, the CCK Online (http://www.careerkey.org/chinese/) was developed (Ting, 2007a). The CCK Online contains an assessment section (resembling the CCK paper-and-pencil version) and information on Holland's theory, career decision making, college planning, and studying abroad.