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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

INTERNAL INFLUENCES — YOUR PERSONAL WORK VALUES

“Throughout your life you acquired a set of values — beliefs and ideas that are important to you.
For example you may believe that one should always be honest or that one must always be a
loyal friend.

You live your life according to this set of values. In order to have a happy, successful and
fulfilling life, you must act upon your values, both in your personal life and at work. Taking your
values into account when you choose a career could be the most important factor that
determines whether you will or won't be satisfied with that aspect of your life.

Consider each value carefully and provide a rating between 1 and 5, where 1 means
“NOT very important” and 5 means “VERY important to me”

Rating Description of Value Value

1. 4 Experience change and enjoy a variety of tasks Variety
2. 4 Keep a routine without too many surprises Stability
3. 4 Have little chance of job loss or loss of income Security
4. 4 Have defined responsibilities and a hierarchy in the Structure
workplace
5. 5 Have a high income Money
6. 2 Work in an occupation that fits with my spiritual beliefs Spiritual Beliefs
7. 5 Be given opportunities to travel and see new places Travel
8. 3 Work with a diverse group of people and share ideas Teamwork
9. 4 Make my own hours and have little direct supervision Independence
10. 5 Take part in higher education and ongoing training and Education
upgrading
11. 4 Experience adventure, changes and challenges Excitement
12. 4 Take on responsibility and help a group reach collective Leadership
goals
13. 5 Have time and energy to spend with family and close Family
friends
14. 4 Spend time on hobbies and interests outside of work Leisure Time
15. 4 Be recognized and respected for the work I do Prestige
16. 4 Work outside, close to nature Working Outside
17. 4 Work in comfortable surroundings, inside Working Indoors
18. 2 Have my own working space Personal Space
19. 4 Meet a variety of people and work with others People
20. 2 Work with facts and abstract concepts Information
21. 3 Work with concrete items Things
22. 5 Make a difference in individuals’ lives Helping Others
23. 5 Make the world a better place on a grand scale Community
Impact
24. 4 Have little chance of on-the-job injury or danger Safety
25. 5 Have positive and friendly relationships with colleagues Relationships
26. 5 Learn and develop a variety of skills in my work Skills
27. 2 Use my artistic talents in the work I do Creativity
28. 4 Be in charge Authority
29. 5 Work in a casual and relaxed atmosphere Informality
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30. 4 Thoroughly enjoy the work I do Passion

1. Identify five values that you rate the highest or the most important to you.
Five values that I rated the highest and are the most important to me are money, education,
family, helping others, and community impact.
2. How will your values influence the type of work you will choose?
My values will impact me being a doctor. With money, you make a lot of it. With education, there
is a lot of years of studying including that you need to go to university, medical school, and
residency. With family, doctors do get a lot of time off work which means I will get to spend time
with my family a lot. With helping others, you help treat patients and you may even save lives.
Finally, with community impact, doctors make the world a better place by not only helping others
but finding cures and increasing medical technology which can help make it easier to help
people.