Why Career Key
Top Problem in Today’s Education and Workforce
Failure to Scale Career Well-Being
Most organizations, from schools to employers, fail to strengthen student and employee career well-being in large numbers.
High school and higher education
67% of college students need one-on-one help choosing a major and setting career goals
19% of college students suffer from high internal and external barriers to career and education decisions
(2024 Student Impact Report, Career Key)
Employment
69% of employees feeling detached from their employer and 17% actively disengaged
Only 39% of employees strongly believe someone at work cares about them as a person
50+% are actively seeking or watching for opportunities to leave their employer
(U.S. Employment Sinks to 10-Year Low, Gallup, 2025)
Why career well-being matters
Career well-being, or I like what I do each day, is the most influential element on happiness, also called subjective well-being. (Gallup) It impacts critical human outcomes.
High school through college
College retention,
College completion, and
Postgrad full employment.
Business Learning and Development
Employee engagement,
Employee retention, and
Internal or external career transition success.
Costs of Failure to Scale
The cost of failing to scale student and employee career well-being across your organization is worth your attention.
College Cost to Replace Students
$9,000 to $20,000 per student/per year including tuition and cost to recruit a replacement
Student Cost of Underemployment
Over 50% of college graduates are underemployed (working in jobs not requiring a bachelor's degree). The two biggest influencers: choice of major, internship during college.
College graduates earn 88% more than high school graduates (Talent Disrupted, Burning Glass 2024)
Underemployed recent graduates, on average, earn $10,000 less annually than graduates working in college level jobs (The Permanent Detour, Burning Glass and Strada Network 2018)
Employer Cost to Replace Employees
90-200% of an employee’s salary (including recruitment, training, and lost productivity)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM Report, 2020)
Career Key scales career well-being, saves money and human potential
Career Key’s apps, course materials, and assessments for educators and employers are designed to help more people get better jobs that make them happy.
No other career well-being product maximizes your impact like we do.
The Career Key difference
Best science and practices of career counseling
Valid, reliable assessments and 25 years of expertise based on peer-reviewed published research
Personalized, customized, AI-enabled engagement
Proprietary content and AI model, specific and accurate
Top Distribution Channels & Technology that Scale
Mobile-first Browser App
VitalSource and Follett Digital Learning Platform Global Partnerships
Learning Tool Interoperability LTI 1.3 Tool in any learning management system (LMS)
Diversity Supplier Certification
Nationally certified women-owned enterprise by the gold standard, WBENC
Ready to help all your students and employees be happier?