Career Values Card
1. INDEPENDENCE : Be able to determine nature of work without significant direction from others. Not have to follow instructions or conform to regulations.
2. CHALLENGING PROBLEMS : Engage continually with complex questions and demanding tasks, trouble-shooting and problem-solving as core part of my job.
3. EXERCISE COMPETENCE : Demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in job skills and knowledge; show above average effectiveness.
4. JOB TRANQUILITY : Avoid pressures and “the rat race” in job role and work setting.
5. CREATIVE EXPRESSION : Be able to express in writing and in person my ideas concerning job and how I might improve it; have opportunities for experimentation and innovation.
6. WORK UNDER PRESSURE : Work in time-pressured circumstances, where there is little or no margin for error, or with demanding personal relationships.
7. PHYSICAL CHALLENGE : Have a job that requires bodily strength, speed, dexterity or agility.
8. PRECISION WORK : Deal with tasks that have exact specification, that require careful, accurate attention to detail.
9. KNOWLEDGE : Engage myself in pursuit of knowledge, truth and understanding.
10. AESTHETICS : Be involved in studying or appreciating the beauty of things or ideas.
11. STATUS : Impress or gain the respect of friends, family and community by the nature and/or level of responsibility of my work.
12. INTELLECTUAL STATUS : Be regarded as very well-informed and a strong theorist, as one acknowledged “expert” in a given field.
13. FAST PACE : Work in circumstances where there is high pace of activity and work is done rapidly.
14. EXCITEMENT : Experience a high degree of stimulation or frequent novelty and drama on the job.
15. SECURITY : Be assured of keeping my job and a reasonable financial reward.
16. CHANGE AND VARIETY : Have work responsibilities frequently changed in content and setting.
17. ADVANCEMENT : Be able to get ahead rapidly, gaining opportunities for growth and seniority from work well-done.
18. WORK ON FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE : Work in research and development, generating information and new ideas in the academic, scientific, or business communities.
19. WORK ALONE : Do projects by myself, without any amount of contact or input from others.
20. INFLUENCE PEOPLE : Be in a position to change attitudes or opinions of others.
21. HELP OTHERS : Be involved in helping people directly, either individually or in small groups.
22. STABILITY : Have a work routine and job duties that are largely predictable and not likely to change over a long period of time.
23. FRIENDSHIPS : Develop close personal relationships with people as a result of work activity.
24. MAKE DECISIONS : Have the power to decide courses of action, policies, etc. — a judgment job.
25. POWER AND AUTHORITY : Control the work activities or destinies of others.
26. HELP SOCIETY : Do something to contribute to the betterment of the world.
27. PUBLIC CONTACT : Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people.
28. AFFILIATION : Be recognized as a member of a particular organization.
29. COMPETITION : Engage in activities which pit my abilities against others.
30. CREATIVITY (GENERAL) : Create new ideas, programs, organized structures or anything else not following a format developed by others.
31. COMMUNITY : Live in a town or city where I can meet my neighbors and become active in local politics or service projects.
32. TIME FREEDOM : Have responsibilities at which I can work according to my time schedule; no specific working hours required.
33. RECOGNITION : Get positive feedback and public credit for work well done.
34. MORAL FULFILLMENT : Feel that my work is contributing to ideals I feel are very important.
35. LOCATION : Find a place to live (town or geographic area) conducive to my lifestyle, a desirable home base for my leisure, learning, and work life.
36. ARTISTIC CREATIVITY : Engage in creative work in any of several art forms.
37. WORK WITH OTHERS : Have close working relations with a group and work as a team to common goals.
38. HIGH EARNINGS ANTICIPATED : Be able to purchase essentials and the luxuries of life that I wish.
39. PROFIT, GAIN : Have a strong likelihood of accumulating large amounts of money or other material gain through ownership, profit-sharing, commissions, merit increases, etc.
40. SUPERVISION
Have a job in which I am directly responsible for work done by others.
41. FAMILY : Insure that the type of work I do and the hours I work fit with my family responsibilities.
42. SPIRITUALITY : Work in a setting that is supportve of my spiritual beliefs.
43. WORK-LIFE BALANCE : A job that allows me adequate time for my family, hobbies and social activities.
44. ENVIRONMENT : Work on tasks that have a positive effect on the natural environment.
45. HONEST AND INTEGRITY : Work in a setting where honesty and integrity are assests.
46. FUN AND HUMOR : Work in a setting where it is possible (and appropriate) to joke and have fun.
47. STRUCTURE AND PREDICTABILITY : Do work with a high level of structure and predictability.
48. STEEP LEARNING CURVE : Be presented with new, unique or difficult tasks to be quickly mastered.
49. PERSONAL SAFETY : Have a high probability of being safe and healthy at work.
50. GROUP & TEAM : Work with a group to obtain team (rather than individual) results.
51. TRADITION : Be involved in work that is consistent with the social traditions in which I was brought up with.
52. PRACTICALITY : Be involved with work that yields a practical or useful result.
53. DIVERSITY : Work in a setting that includes individuals of diverse religious, racial or social backgrounds.
54. ADVENTURE : Have job duties which involve frequent risk-taking.
