Online color test uses patented technology to offer free career planning advice CHICAGO, Aug. 13
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- It's long been understood that color can
affect your mood, but what about your career choices? What do the colors you
are drawn to say about your suitability for certain careers? The Color Career
Counselor, a new online personality test offered by CareerBuilder, is the
World's only validated color-based personality test that looks at the
relationship between colors and career compatibility. The free test can be
found at http://www.careerpath.com, a CareerBuilder.com site that offers
career assessment tests and advice to help workers find more fulfilling
careers.
The Color Career Counselor, powered by the Dewey Color System(R), uses a
scientifically validated, color based online test to aid job seekers in
determining what career best suits them.
"Seventy-four percent of U.S. workers report they have changed careers at
least once," said Liz Harvey, director of consumer products for
CareerBuilder.com. "The first step in finding a fulfilling career is learning
more about you. The Color Career Counselor is the first test of its kind to
provide relevant career path information with results in less than two
minutes."
When taking the color test, job seekers are asked to select the colors
they like and dislike from a system of 3,375 combinations. Favorite colors
represent their hopes and aspirations, the ideals they pursue with passion,
while least favorite colors highlight the issues and experiences that they try
to avoid. Below find preferred color combination examples from the
multi-patented Dewey Color System:
-- Yellow, Green and White: You're the Designer
You make products, systems, services, or environments fit others'
needs. Even when co-workers aren't in the mood to listen, your
tactful, fact-based concerns enable them to appreciate different
perspectives. Interior decorating, real estate, career counseling,
computer programming, travel planning, or any job where you can
recommend how to construct a more supportive world works best.
-- Blue, Green and Brown: You're the Dream maker
You are at your best when you are supporting people through periods of
crisis or fixing things. Your realistic approach can identify
practical solutions or quickly resolve issues. Since you see life from
a hands-on, supportive perspective, consider being a doctor, nurse,
physical therapist, corporate trainer, chiropractor, forest ranger, or
carpenter.
-- Red, Orange and Black: You're the Evaluator
You increase profitability by constantly examining, in detail, the
most efficient way to accomplish tasks. Using facts, compiled from
past mistakes and successes, you deliver strong opinions with valuable
perspectives that maximize the bottom-line. Consider support
situations such as banking, operational support, computer repair,
child care, or selling supportive products.
"Instead of relying on traditional questionnaires, this language-free test
eliminates misinformed judgments, self-deceptions, and misinterpreted
questions to reveal your core motivation," said Dewey Sedka, author and CEO of
the Dewey Color System(R).
About Dewey Color System
The Dewey Color System is the world's first and only validated,
color-based personality testing instrument. Sixteen personality factors
including the five global factors of independence, anxiety, self-control,
extraversion, and tough-mindedness can now be statistically predicted by color
preference. The patented system's ability to measure the connection between
personality and distinctive color choices is revolutionary. For more
information visit http://www.DeweyColorSystem.com.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than
23 million unique visitors and over 1.8 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co.,
Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the company offers a vast online and print
network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers
the career centers for more than 1,600 partners, including 140 newspapers and
leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 300,000 employers
take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 28 million-plus
resumes, Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries
operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit
http://www.careerbuilder.com.
Media Contact:
Michael Erwin
773-527-3637
Michael.Erwin@careerbuilder.com
SOURCE CareerBuilder.com
