Values Checklist
Rate each value listed with the following scale and add other values you consider essential to your list.
1 – Things I value VERY MUCH
2- Things I VALUE
3- Things I DON’T VALUE very much
| Help Society | Do something which contributes to improving the world we live in | |
| Help Others | Be directly included in helping people, individually or in small groups | |
| Public Contact | Have a lot of day-to-day contact with the public | |
| Work with Others | Work as a team member toward common goals | |
| Work Alone | Do projects by myself, with limited contact with others | |
| Competition | Engage in activities which pit my abilities against others | |
| Make Decisions | Have the power to decided courses of action and policies | |
| Work Under Pressure | Work in situations where time pressure is prevalent | |
| Influence People | Be in a position to influence the attitudes or opinions of other people | |
| Knowledge | Engage in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding | |
| Work Mastery | Become an expert in whatever work I do | |
| Artistic Creativity | Engage in creative artistic expression | |
| General Creativity | Have the opportunity to create new programs, materials or organizational structures | |
| Aesthetics | Participate in studying or appreciating the beauty of things and/or ideas | |
| Supervision | Have a job in which I am directly responsible for the work of others | |
| Change and Variety | Have work activities which frequently change | |
| Precision Work | Work in situations where attention to detail and accuracy are very important | |
| Stability | Have a work routine and job duties that are largely predictable | |
| Security | Be assured of keeping my job and receiving satisfactory compensation | |
| Recognition | Be publicly recognized for the high quality of my work | |
| Fast Pace | Work in circumstances where work must be done rapidly | |
| Excitement | Experience a high degree of (or frequent) excitement in the course of my work | |
| Adventure | Have work duties which require frequent risk-taking | |
| Financial Gain | Have a high likelihood of achieving very great monetary rewards for my work | |
| Physical Challenge | Do activities that use my physical capabilities | |
| Independence | Be able to determine the nature of my work without significant direction from others | |
| Moral Fulfillment | Feel that my work contributes to a set of moral standards which I feel are very important | |
| Community | Live where I can participate in community affairs | |
| Time Freedom | Be able to work according to my own schedule | |
| Innovation | Be able to come up with new ideas or new products |
What are your top 5 values?
Based on your top 5 values, your reflections above and any current career plan, what is your current vision for your life/work?