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Quality, innovation, and social justice influence the effectiveness of career assessment in helping individuals make occupational, educational, training, and employment choices. While quality, innovation, and addressing social justice issues are often mentioned as desired characteristics, the degree to which these characteristics are generally present in assessment varies considerably. This article will examine quality, innovation, and social justice in career assessment and then suggest recommendations for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the increased use of Web sites for the delivery of counseling and career services to clients, this article explores how counselors at college counseling and career centers can design Web sites that may be more effectively used by clients. A Web site design strategy that explicitly focuses on client needs (need-based design) is described that offers an alternative to Web sites that focus on the resources available to clients (resource-based design). A review of the extent to which need-based Web sites exist in a random sample of counseling and career centers at institutions offering two and four-year degrees is also provided. Findings show that career centers at institutions offering four-year degrees are more likely to provide Web sites containing need-based elements to their clients, while counseling centers and two-year colleges are less likely to provide Web sites that explicitly focus on client needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]