Work Values
Place an "x" next to any of these you would like to do in your ideal career. Of these, circle the five you most want to do. Then rank the five circled values by priority.
| ___ | Help Society | Do something to contribute to the betterment of the world. |
| ___ | Help Others | Be involved in helping other people in a direct way, either individually or in a small group. |
| ___ | Have Public Contact | Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people. |
| ___ | Work with Others | Have close working relationships with a group as a result of my work activities. |
| ___ | Compete | Engage in activities that pit my abilities against those of others where there are clear win-and-lose outcomes. |
| ___ | Make Decisions | Have the power to decide courses of action. |
| ___ | Hold Power and Authority | Control other people's work activities. |
| ___ | Influence People | Be in a position to change the attitudes or opinions of other people. |
| ___ | Work Alone | Do projects by myself, without any significant amount of contact with others. |
| ___ | Seek Knowledge | Engage myself in the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and understanding. |
| ___ | Hold Intellectual Status | Be regarded as a person of high intellectual prowess, an acknowledged "expert." |
| ___ | Create (General) | Create new ideas and programs, not following an established format. |
| ___ | Supervise | Have a job in which I'm directly responsible for the work done by others. |
| ___ | Experience Change and Variety | Have work responsibilities that frequently change content and setting. |
| ___ | Be Stable | Have a work routine that is largely predictable. |
| ___ | Be Secure | Be assured of keeping my job and a reasonable financial reward. |
| ___ | Live at a Fast Pace | Work in circumstances where there is a high pace of activity and work must be done rapidly. |
| ___ | Gain Recognition | Be recognized for the quality of my work. |
| ___ | Feel Excitement | Experience frequent excitement in the course of my work. |
| ___ | Find Adventure | Have work duties that involve frequent risk taking. |
| ___ | Profit Materially | Have a strong likelihood of accumulating large amounts of money or other material gain. |
| ___ | Be Independent | Determine the nature of my work myself; not have to do what others tell me to. |
| ___ | Be in the Right Location | Find a place to live (town, geographical area) that allows me to do the things I enjoy most. |
| ___ | Control My Own Time | Have work responsibilities that I can accomplish on my own schedule. |