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Self-Assessment: Values

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When we make a "value decision" we are determining what is most important to us. Values are always part of a decision, though at times they might be difficult to detect. For example, whether you are choosing a career for the first time or if you are considering a career change, you might be trying to determine which of these five career values is most important to you: "income," "security," "flexible hours," "job autonomy," or "creativity."

To help you with identifying what career values are most important to you, take our career value survey. It will help you consider over 25 career related values in terms of their importance to you.

Scale: 1 = least important, 2 = important, 3 = most important

	advancement: be able to move ahead in an organization for growth and seniority
	adventure: to be involved with activities that involve risk-taking
	autonomy: do project by myself, work alone
	competence: to demonstrate proficiency and above average effectiveness
	contribution to society: to engage in work that contributes to the health, safety, or general welfare of society
	creativity: to create new ideas, concepts, programs, or structures
	independence: ability to work based on my own schedule
	intellectual stimulation: to engage in the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
	high income: to be able to purchase essentials and luxuries
	leisure time: to have time available to do the other things in life I enjoy
	location: to find work in a specific geographical location
	personal fulfillment: to feel that what I do contributes to my personal ideals
	power and authority: to control the work activities and projects of others
	precision work: deal with work that requires careful and accurate attention to details
	public contact: to have daily contact with people
	recognition: getting public or peer credit for your work
	security: be assured keeping a job and reasonable financial reward
	supervision: have a job in which I am directly responsible for the work of others
	stability: to work in a environment where duties are predictable
	status: to have work deemed important by society's standards
	team work: to be able to work with others
	time with family: to be able to devote as much time as possible to your family
	time with community: to be able to devote as much time as possible to community organizations and commitments
	tranquility: to avoid pressures in work role and setting
	variety: to have work responsibilities and task that change often
	Other: