NEW! CareerScope Version 8, the popular software for self-administered assessment of career interests and aptitudes, now includes:

* Career Cluster/Pathway Reports: Three new reports connect the evaluee's interest and aptitude profiles to the U.S. Department of Education Career Cluster/Pathway system.

* O*NET 10/New SOC Taxonomy: CareerScope incorporates the most up-to-date information from the Department of Labor's O*NET career information database as well as the latest update to the SOC taxonomy.

* Multi-user capabilities: When CareerScope is installed in a networked configuration, you can now have evaluees taking the Assessment and have administrators working in the Management system simultaneously. You can also have multiple administrators using the Management system at the same time.

* Interest Inventory Save: While evaluees are working on the Interest Inventory, they can now save their results at any point and exit the system. When they log back into the assessment, CareerScope will start them at the first unanswered item.

* New installer: A new installation routine provides more clear-cut options. For a relative novice, the new installer and written directions provide more guidance for making installation decisions. For a seasoned IT professional, there is additional flexibility in how and where you install the pieces of the system.

Previous Enhancements:

· A consistent and comprehensive introduction to the CareerScope assessment process with a new 5-minute multimedia orientation.

· CareerScope career awareness and exploration activities provide the test-taker with linkages between their assessment results, the educational planning process, and the world of work.

· For customers who have the CareerScope Audio component: To ease the burden on staff, the Audio template can now be set as the default administration template.

· Spanish option delivers assessments in which the Interest Inventory, Numerical Reasoning and Word Meanings items are presented in Spanish

· For SpecialNeeds, Numerical Reasoning and Word Meanings can be delivered as untimed assessments

· For customers who have the CareerScope Metered System:
No more lost or damaged wallets! The new web-based metering system allows you to transfer administrations between your local management system and your account on our new website, www.careerscope.net!

• a Multimedia Introduction on taking CareerScope and using the reports.
• New supplemental counseling tools
• Enhanced career awareness and exploration activities.
• additional scoring standards for eighth graders
• recommendations referred to the revised ver 5.1 O*NET™ data base.
• Revised Interest Inventory targeting high-growth employment areas
• On-screen print preview
• Supplementary GED Report includes information about evaluee's general math and language skill levels
• Metered version enables customer to pay by the administration

And much more . . . .

Updated System Requirements
Windows ® Workstation Specifications
IBM-compatible PC
· Pentium 90 MHz minimum, 133 MHz or better recommended, to run CareerScope; Pentium 350 MHz or better required to run the multimedia introduction
Microsoft Windows® 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or higher)
Free hard drive space for Management System and Assessment Tasks
· Without Audio: 101 MB; With Audio: 120 MB
Free memory (RAM)
· 32 MB for Management System and/or Assessment Tasks; 96 MB for multimedia introduction
Display settings
· 800 x 600 screen area; High color (16 bit) or better; Small fonts

Windows® Network Server Specifications
IBM-compatible Server
· Pentium 300 MHz or higher
· Novell ® Netware v 4.11 or higher, Windows® NT Server 4.0, Windows® 2000, or Windows® Peer to Peer
· 64 MB RAM
· 64 MB free hard drive space
Note: It is recommended that you have internet access on a workstation and be running at least Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0 to transfer administrations between your CareerScope Metered software and the web-based metering system. CareerScope does not have to be installed on the internet accessible workstation for you to be able to transfer administrations.