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3 Work Values Inventory

The document discusses identifying important work values through a values inventory. It lists different values across categories like core values, preferred work environments, preferred work interactions, and preferred work activities. The respondent completes the inventory by indicating values that are always, sometimes, or not important. Their top five values are honesty, structured work, management, leadership, and creativity. In a concluding paragraph, they describe how these values would be important in their ideal work, focusing on honesty, structure, good management, leadership, and an environment accepting of creativity.

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3 Work Values Inventory

The document discusses identifying important work values through a values inventory. It lists different values across categories like core values, preferred work environments, preferred work interactions, and preferred work activities. The respondent completes the inventory by indicating values that are always, sometimes, or not important. Their top five values are honesty, structured work, management, leadership, and creativity. In a concluding paragraph, they describe how these values would be important in their ideal work, focusing on honesty, structure, good management, leadership, and an environment accepting of creativity.

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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 Always Sort Of Not


life are: 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 X
telling 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 X
of 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 X
happen day after day.
Time Freedom: Work where you set your own schedule X
and plan how and when you do your work.
Quiet: Work where there are few disruptions throughout X
the day.
Relaxed: Work where there are few pressures to get X
things done.
Structured: Work where it is organized and has a X
specific set time.

3. I value work interactions with co-workers who Always Sort Of Not


support: 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 X
coworkers.
Leadership: Work where there are good leaders managing X
the organization.
Management: Work where there is strong management. X
Open Communication: Work where information is not held X
back 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. X
Trust: Work where you can count on each other. X

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


Important Important Important
Analytical: Work that requires interpretation of data X
and information.
Challenging: Work that is mentally or physically X
challenging.
Creative: Work that uses imagination and creative X
talents to 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 X
during the day.
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. ____honesty___________________ _1_____ ____ ____ ____ ____
2. ___ structured__________________ __2_____ _____ ____ _____
3. ____management_____________ __3__ ____ ___ __ __ __
4. ____leadership________________ ____ _4____ ____ _____ ___
5. ____ creative _______________________4___ ____ ____ ____ ____

MY VALUES WORK STORY


Write a paragraph describing how you see your top 5 values in your work.
Honesty is one of my biggest values because it shows loyalty and trust with customers and
employees. When work is well organized and has a specific time, I work well, and I don’t get
stressed, when I can't find my work or when I don’t hand it in on time. Management is also another
important value for me because when a workplace doesn’t have a good manager or isn’t well managed
it’s hard to work in that environment and get along with your manager. Having good leadership is
also an important value because when there are good leaders, the workplace is well organized, and
the work is easier to complete and handed it on time. The last important value is creativity, when a
workplace works well on creativity and accepts it, you're able to work outside the box and let your
imaginations and talents take over.

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