Career Key® Classic FAQs
How to purchase, access and use the classic, original version of Career Key
These answers apply to our two websites: Career Key® and Self-Employment KeyTM
What is a User Code?
Where do I get a User Code?
After getting a User Code, how do I take the assessment?
Browser Settings: (i.e. Internet Explorer) how do I ensure the assessment works on my computer?
How do I make a group purchase of multiple assessment-takings?
How do I return to my assessment results after I've logged out?
How do I learn more about the research foundation for each assessment?
After I finish The Career Key assessment, how do I change my career and major selections?
Who has access to my Career Key results?
How do I access my group administration account?
Who is SWREG?
Troubleshooting
Using our Online Store & Purchasing ePublications
What is a User Code?
A five-letter/number code is necessary to login to take the assessment. You also need it to return to your assessment results. It is not case-sensitive; you can use either lower- or upper-case letters.
Where do I get a User Code?
- You receive one when you purchase Career Key Classic for Groups
- You receive one from a person or organization (e.g,. school, college, career center) that purchased multiple assessments through our group purchase program.
If you purchase an assessment, you receive a User Code twice from our payment vendor SWREG:
- On the screen confirming your payment, and
- In an email SWREG sends to you.
After getting a User Code, how do I take the assessment?
Click on "Sign In" at the top of the home page, then, you will be prompted to enter your User Code.
If you are using a code purchased by a group, you will be further prompted to enter a User Name (your email address) and Password. If you forget your password, click on "Forgot password?" and we will email it to you. Check your Spam folder if you don't see it soon.
Browser Settings: (i.e. Internet Explorer) how do I ensure the assessment works on my computer?
Javascript must be enabled on your Internet browser for the Career Key assessment to work properly and save career/major selections. Internet Explorer's settings, especially in schools, may need adjustment. A warning will appear during the assessment about your browser settings, with a link to instructions on how to fix it. Also try using a different browser like Chrome or Firefox that are less likely to have this problem.
How do I make a group purchase of multiple assessment-takings?
Visit this page for details. You can also visit our Store to make Group purchases for any of our assessments.
How do I return to my assessment results after I've logged out?
Click on "Sign In" at the top of the home page, then you will be prompted to enter your User Code.
If you are using a code purchased by a group, you will be further prompted to enter a User Name and Password. You will automatically be sent to the page where you last ended your assessment session.
How do I learn more about the research foundation for each assessment?
Please see these online articles:
The Career Key’s online manual
How do I know this (Career Key) is a good assessment?
The Self-Employment Key Research
After I finish the Career Key Classic assessment, how do I change my career and major selections?
For 12 months after you take the Career Key assessment, you can return to add or subtract careers or majors. Log back in (see previous answers) and on the left side of your assessment results page, click on the "Change Selections" button at the bottom of "My List."
Who has access to my Career Key results?
You and anyone you give your User Code to. If you are part of a group, your Group Administrator will also have access. Please see Career Key's privacy statement.
How do I access my group administration account?
Group administrators log into to the Career Key website (top right) using their group user code. Click on "Activate Group Admin Account" below the "Returning Users" column on the right. Enter your email address and choose a password.
Who is SWREG?
SWREG is Career Key's online payment vendor. For questions about any Career Key product you purchased, please email customersupport@careerkey.org with your order number (U[number]).
Troubleshooting
My User Code does not work.
User Codes expire 12 months after you take the assessment. If you are within that 12 months and have this problem, please email customer support with your order number (U[number]) or email address used to purchase the assessment.
I never received an email from the payment vendor SWREG with my User Code.
Check your email filters to make sure the SWREG email was not mistakenly filtered out.
If you use PayPal and give SWREG a different email address than the one you have on file with PayPal, you will not receive your SWREG email.
Email customer support with your order number (U[number]) or email address used to purchase the assessment.
I received an email from SWREG saying that my order could not be processed.
SWREG handles our purchasing process. If your credit card is expired or you do not provide up to date contact information, your order will not be processed unless you contact SWREG to make other arrangements.
I lost my User Name and/or Password.
Log into The Career Key using your group's assessment code, under Returning Users click on "Forgot password?" and we will email it to you. Check your Spam folder if you don't see it soon.
I was stopped from completing the assessment, either I received an error or my browser unexpectedly closed.
You should see a warning pop up from Career Key that your browser settings need to have "Javascript enabled." Follow the instructions for how to fix it, or login again using a different browser. Any assessment progress up to the career/major selection process will be saved.
If you do not see your question answered here, please email customer support. We make every effort to respond within one business day.
Using our Online Store & Purchasing ePublications
How do I purchase an ePublication?
- Select the ePublications you want from The Career Key’s Store,
- Pay in a variety of ways and currencies,
- From the confirmation screen, click instantly on your personal download link (you will also receive the same via email shortly thereafter),
- Save the publications to your computer, and
- Read them on your computer or print to read.
How do I get Adobe Reader? Just click here to download to your computer. It is free.
How do I download an ePublication I purchase?
When you receive your payment confirmation screen from our payment vendor SWREG, you will receive a link to click on to download your ePublication. You will also receive an email from SWREG containing the link.
What do I do if I cannot download an ePublication?
Email customer support with your order number (U[number]) or email address used to purchase the ePublication and we will provide it to you via email.
Is it safe to download my ePublication?
Yes. You won't download anything harmful, like a computer virus.
How do I read an ePublication?
Two ways. First, you can read it on your computer; all you need is Adobe Reader. If you buy an e-book, you will be able to navigate around the book by clicking various links, just as if you were on the Internet. It will also have links to key websites. Or, second, you can print your publication out and read it that way.
Can I really print out my book or document?
Yes, as long as you follow the guidelines. With most e-books on the market, this is not permitted or possible. We trust that you will not do any unauthorized copying -- violating the copyright. With Career Key publications, you are permitted to make individual, personal copies -- in some cases, more. Read the "Terms and Agreement" guidelines at the time of purchase or visit our "Purchase Agreement."
Is it safe to pay online?
Yes. The "https" in your browser shows that our payment vendor SWREG's website is encrypted to the highest standard. SWREG is a subsidiary of Digital River, one of the largest e-commerce providers in the world. At the bottom of your ordering page, you will see the padlock symbol and confirmation of SWREG's daily security monitoring through McAgee and Geotrust.
What are the advantages of ePublications?
There are several. You can buy and receive them immediately with your computer; no wait for shipping. You can view them wherever you wish from a laptop computer. The e-books have links that help you navigate and access valuable websites on the Internet. They are written by a respected author in the career counseling field. Your purchase supports the Career Key website, a free public service that daily helps thousands of people. And, unlike most e-books or e-documents available, you can print out Career Key ePublications.
