I learned some fun facts about one of the first online career tests. I was equally impressed with their generosity and passion.
I learned that CareerFitter.com made public 3 facts about its career test, now available online at www.CareerFitter.com, which career coaches and career-direction-seekers looking within the online career assessment space should find particularly interesting.
The 3 items include nuggets such as:
The idea for creating CareerFitter Career Test came about twenty years ago after one of the founders of CareerFitter.com was wondering what career direction he should pursue in his life. He had a dream of answering questions online that would help him understand his work personality and then suggest specific careers that would be his best match. Then, being able to watch videos, and learn more details about jobs would be a bonus. Eventually, they added the feature to search for job openings near the user.
CareerFitter.com got its start when Founder Troy Norton noticed a growing need for people of all ages and work experience to find the career or job that best fits a person's personality in our rapidly changing world. The actual test was originally designed by leading psychologists and based on scientific research. With the original test being a paper version and with no prior experience in the online career assessment world, Troy Norton pioneered the world of online career assessments and went live online in 1998.
Troy Norton is quoted saying: "We like to do things beyond our career products to connect with our consumers and customers. So, we also offer scholarships and allow schools, career coaches, and universities to use our online career assessment products for no cost. Our superior accuracy and these little factoids about the heart of CareerFitter's Career Test are what sets us apart from other online career assessments."
There is no cost to apply for their $1000 scholarships, which they give away several times per year.
The CareerFitter Career Test has been live online for over 20 years. To find out more, learn about the career test design.
More facts and further information about CareerFitter.com can be discovered at https://www.careerfitter.com/
