Take an inventory of what your values are so that you can seek careers and environments that align, with what’s important to you.

Read the list and do the following:

1. Check off the work values that are important to you and add any values not on this list.

2. Rank the top ten work values that you have checked off.

__ Honesty & Integrity__ Independence

__ Influence People

__ Intellectual Stimulation

__ Knowledge__ Location

__ Make Decisions__ Moral Fulfillment

__ Physical Challenge__ Public Contact__ Precision Work

__ Recognition__ Security__ Structure & Predictability__ Supervision__ Time Freedom

__ Travel__ Wealth__ Work Alone__ Work-Life Balance:__ Work Under Pressure

__ Work with Others

Work in a setting where honesty and integrity are assets.

Be able to determine the nature of my work without significant direction from others.

Be in a position to change attitudes or opinions of other people.

Work on projects that challenge me, and require the use of a variety of resources to be successful.

Engage myself in the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and understanding.

Find a place to live (town, geographical area) which is conducive to my lifestyle and affords me the opportunity to do the things I enjoy most.

Have the power to decide courses of action, policies, etc.

Feel that my work is contributing significantly to a set of moral standards which I feel are very important.

Have a job that makes physical demands which I would find rewarding.

Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people.

Work in a situation where there is little tolerance for errors.

Be recognized for the quality of my work in some visible or public way.

Be assured of keeping my job and a reasonable financial reward.

Do work with a high level of structure and predictability.

Have a job in which I am directly responsible for the work done by others.

Have work responsibilities which I can work at according to my own time schedule; no specific working hours required.

Work in a situation that allows me to travel.

Have a strong likelihood of collecting large amounts of money or material gain.

Do projects by myself, without any significant amount of contact with others.

A job that allows me adequate time for my family, hobbies, and social activities.

Work in situations where time pressure is prevalent and/or the quality of my work is judged critically by supervisors, customers, or others.

Have close working relationships with people as a result of my work.

__ Advancement

__ Adventure__ Affiliation__ Change & Variety__ Community__ Competition__ Creativity __ Diversity

__ Environment__ Excitement__ Fast Pace__ Friendships __ Fun & Humor__ Help Others__ Help Society

Be able to get ahead rapidly, gaining opportunities for growth and seniority from work well-done.

Have work duties which involve frequent risk-taking.

Be recognized as a member of a particular organization.

Have work responsibilities which frequently change in their content and setting.

Live in a town or city where I can get involved in community affairs.

Engage in activities where there are clear win-and-lose outcomes.

Create new ideas, programs, organizational structures, etc.

Work in a setting that welcome individuals of diverse age, religion, racial or social backgrounds, sexual orientation, disability.

Work on tasks that have a positive effect on the natural environment.

Experience a high degree of (or frequent) excitement in the course of my work.

Work in circumstances where work must be done rapidly.

Develop close personal relationships with people as a result of my work.

Work in a setting where it is possible to appropriately joke and have fun.

Be involved in helping other people directly, either individually or in small groups.

Contribute to the betterment of the world I live in.

__ Honesty & Integrity__ Independence

__ Influence People

__ Intellectual Stimulation

__ Knowledge__ Location

__ Make Decisions__ Moral Fulfillment

__ Physical Challenge__ Public Contact__ Precision Work

__ Recognition__ Security__ Structure & Predictability__ Supervision__ Time Freedom

__ Travel__ Wealth__ Work Alone__ Work-Life Balance:__ Work Under Pressure

__ Work with Others

Work in a setting where honesty and integrity are assets.

Be able to determine the nature of my work without significant direction from others.

Be in a position to change attitudes or opinions of other people.

Work on projects that challenge me, and require the use of a variety of resources to be successful.

Engage myself in the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and understanding.

Find a place to live (town, geographical area) which is conducive to my lifestyle and affords me the opportunity to do the things I enjoy most.

Have the power to decide courses of action, policies, etc.

Feel that my work is contributing significantly to a set of moral standards which I feel are very important.

Have a job that makes physical demands which I would find rewarding.

Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people.

Work in a situation where there is little tolerance for errors.

Be recognized for the quality of my work in some visible or public way.

Be assured of keeping my job and a reasonable financial reward.

Do work with a high level of structure and predictability.

Have a job in which I am directly responsible for the work done by others.

Have work responsibilities which I can work at according to my own time schedule; no specific working hours required.

Work in a situation that allows me to travel.

Have a strong likelihood of collecting large amounts of money or material gain.

Do projects by myself, without any significant amount of contact with others.

A job that allows me adequate time for my family, hobbies, and social activities.

Work in situations where time pressure is prevalent and/or the quality of my work is judged critically by supervisors, customers, or others.

Have close working relationships with people as a result of my work.

__ Advancement

__ Adventure__ Affiliation__ Change & Variety__ Community__ Competition__ Creativity __ Diversity

__ Environment__ Excitement__ Fast Pace__ Friendships __ Fun & Humor__ Help Others__ Help Society

Be able to get ahead rapidly, gaining opportunities for growth and seniority from work well-done.

Have work duties which involve frequent risk-taking.

Be recognized as a member of a particular organization.

Have work responsibilities which frequently change in their content and setting.

Live in a town or city where I can get involved in community affairs.

Engage in activities where there are clear win-and-lose outcomes.

Create new ideas, programs, organizational structures, etc.

Work in a setting that welcome individuals of diverse age, religion, racial or social backgrounds, sexual orientation, disability.

Work on tasks that have a positive effect on the natural environment.

Experience a high degree of (or frequent) excitement in the course of my work.

Work in circumstances where work must be done rapidly.

Develop close personal relationships with people as a result of my work.

Work in a setting where it is possible to appropriately joke and have fun.

Be involved in helping other people directly, either individually or in small groups.

Contribute to the betterment of the world I live in.