Puddle Jumping: Homeschool Review Crew - CashCrunch Careers Survey Test and Job Resources from CashCrunch Games

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I was excited to get a chance to review the CashCrunch Careers from CashCrunch Games.

What is CashCrunch Careers?

The idea behind the career survey is that the company's aim is to invest in your future to help you discover who you are and what career fits your personality and lifestyle. The site offers a few options for learning about careers and about money.

Their career database online is available anytime day or night at your convenience. You can:

Research various careers, colleges to pursue with specific careers in mind, and videos
Play games with the free CashCrunch 101 games that have to do with careers and finances
Take career testing to see who you are and what job best fits you.

The following video shows how to use the site:

How Did We Use It - What did we Think?

I received access codes to take the career survey test on the site. I had planned to use it for:

My 18 year old son who is my recent high school grad who is taking a gap year because he has no clue what to do about moving forward with his future. He does know, however, that he eats, breathes, and thrives on computer programming.

My 16 year old daughter who is a high school junior and wants to find her very first job as well as figure out what to do after high school.

My 11 almost 12 year old daughter is a 7th grader, and I would love to figure out where she should focus.

Me - too old to mention - I currently work from home when I can, and would be curious to see if there is a better option.

The test is accessible on just about any device including an iPhone SE, which we used in our testing. You will see my results on the PC laptop screenshots and my son's results on the mobile screen.

Basically, there are several question blocks, totalling 75, that have you choose between two defining words. You select the one that you feel best describes you.

I logged on immediately when I got my access codes for log-on information and took the career test for myself.

OUR EXPERIENCE:

When I saw the very first motivator listed on my test, I thought I must have answered something wrong somewhere along the line. This little introvert who finds herself exhausted whenever social engagements crop up and who loves to work alone was shocked to discover the test results showed I am mostly motivated by working closely with others. I was so surprised by the results that I used one of the additional log-in codes to take it again since I figured I must have done something wrong. When I took my time to make sure my answers were accurate, I was even more surprised to receive the same results the second time.

I was initially excited to have my son and daughter in high school take the test since they are at a turning point in their lives and want answers on what to do with their lives. Though, after I saw my results were drastically different than what my personality has ever tested as, I was a bit curious to see if their results would be similar or more closely reflect who I know them to be.

So how did their results turn out? While I know my son's future involves some type of computer technology and large amounts of time spent in alone-focused work environments, his results showed Information Technology careers listed as #8. In the end, my daughter's results probably came the closest to reflecting an accurate return, though all of our results came up with some form of manager in the top listed careers, and I'm not sure how our answers arrived at these results.

So, I looked at them closer and realized that the rest of the list looked close to my personality and work style. For instance, I truly am demotivated by political work cultures and negative comments about others, and I do like changing environments and friendly, fun environments. Though, the first ones listed still baffle me especially since all of the top listed careers included being some type of manager, which I have never seen myself good at. Nonetheless, I did click on the suggested career to explore it a bit more.

I was excited about seeing the results of these survey tests, though they differ from any other career test I've ever taken. In the end, I found the career research and game portion of the site the most useful. I also noticed that the creator of the site also offers a finance course that looks very intriguing especially for my high schooler who needs a finance course credit. I am interested in checking out his course on Schoolhouseteachers.com called Personal Finance in Bite-Size Chunks.

While I was on the site, I explored the CashCrunch 101 games section of the site as well and really liked them. The games include real-life scenarios for earning, spending, and budgeting money. The games were a fun way to learn about spending and saving money.

This game was so fun as well. The screenshot above simulates the job of a restaurant server, which was actually my very first job as a teenager, so I enjoyed this aspect of the site.

I do want to point out that the game below is getting a new look with the hope of a November release: