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WORK VALUES INVENTORY

Values are an important part in the career decision-making process. It is important to select
career options, which best fit your values. The list below will help you to identify those values
that you think will be important to you in your work. Your work values may change as work
situations change. It is important to evaluate your work values often.
Read each value and decide if it is always important to you, sort of important or not important
to you. Place an “X” in the appropriate box. The definition is there to help you think about the
value. If your definition is different, use your own definition when rating the value.

1. My core values that are important to me in my life are: Always Sort Of Not
Important Important Important
Achievement: Being able to meet your goals. X
Balance: Time for family, work and play. X
Independence: Control of your own destiny. X
Influence: Able to have an impact on others. X
Integrity: Stand up for your beliefs. X
Honesty: Telling the truth and knowing that others are telling X
the truth.
Power: Control over others. X
Respect: Care and trust of self and others. X
Spirituality: Believing in your core beliefs. X
Status: Having influence and power over others X

2. I value work environments that are: Always Sort Of Not

Important Important Important
Fast Paced: Work that has many things happening at one X
time.
Flexible: Work that is not set to a specific time schedule. X
High Earnings: Work that has the potential to make a lot of X
money.
Learning: Work that is intellectually challenging to you. X
Location: Work that is in a convenient place and an easy X
commute.
Predictable: Work where you know what is going to happen day X
after day.
Quiet: Work where there are few disruptions throughout the X
day.
Relaxed: Work where there are few pressures to get things X
done.
Structured: Work where it is organized and has a specific set X
time.
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Time Freedom: Work where you set your own schedule and plan X
how and when you do your work.

3. I value work interactions with co-workers who support: Always Sort Of Not
Important Important Important
Competition: Work where you compete with others. X
Diversity: Work where there are people with different X
ethnic backgrounds.
Friendships: Work where you socialize with your coworkers. X

Leadership: Work where there are good leaders managing the X

organization.
Management: Work where there is strong management. X
Open Communication: Work where information is not held back X
from employees.
Recognition: Work where you are acknowledged for your X
work and contribution.
Support: Work where you help and support each other. X
Teamwork: Work where working together is important.
Trust: Work where you can count on each other.

4. I value work activities that are: Always Sort Of Not

Important Important Important
Analytical: Work that requires interpretation of data and X
information.
Challenging: Work that is mentally or physically challenging. X

Creative: Work that uses imagination and creative talents to X

produce results.
Helping: Work that is helping people. X
Leading Edge: Work on new and innovative products or X
projects.
Physical: Work that has a lot of physical activity. X
Public Contact: Work that has daily interaction with the X
public.
Research: Work that searches for new information. X
Risk Taking: Work that may be dangerous or risky. X
Variety: Work where many different tasks are done during the X
day.
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YOUR WORK VALUES PROFILE

Review the “Always Important” values and choose your top five values. Write the values on the
lines below with the most important value first. Check the line which indicates the section the
value is from.

My Top 5 Always Important Values: 1 2 3 4

1. I value work environments that is: intellectually ____ ____ ____ ____
challenging
2. I value work environments that is Relax: Work where ____ ____ ____ ____
there are few pressures to get things done.
3. I value work activities that is Challenging: Work that is ____ ____ ____ ____
mentally or physically challenging.
4. I value work interactions with co-workers who support: ____ ____ ____ ____
Leadership: Work where there are good leaders managing the
organization.
5. I value work interactions with co-workers who support: ____ ____ ____ ____
Management: Work where there is strong management.

MY VALUES WORK STORY

Write a paragraph describing how you see your top 5 values in your work.

My work values are bendable, I can blend with management where I was in but there are
circumstances that I need to feed my self to satisfy my sacrificed personal integrity or my
work values. In some instance, I really like experiencing having a good leaders and strong
management but currently I am headed by a not so commendable head , of course as a
subordinate I will abide him/her despite the fact that it is against my work values.
Furthermore, I also like work environment that is intellectually challenging because I believe
the best teacher is our experiences. I work not only to earn but also to learn for me to be
able to reach self actualization as stated in Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.