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Work Values Inventory

Audio Guide to the Work Values Inventory


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Instructions on How to Take This Inventory
  • Read the description of each Work Value and think about how important you consider each one to be, for yourself, on the job.
  • Enter a score, between 1-5, in the corresponding block in the Score Column.
  • When you are finished, circle those Values with your highest score.
  • This list will give you your Highest Values and Your Lowest Values.
Rank them on level of importance according to this scale
  1. Not Important - it doesn't enter the picture in looking at work
  2. Somewhat Important - nice to have, but could do without it
  3. Important - it is important, but other things can take priority over this
  4. Very Important - up there with your higher values but not your highest
  5. Highest Importance - you would not consider a job without this in it.

SCALE WORK VALUES INVENTORY
DESCRIPTION
SCORE
ACCOMPLISHMENT Work that gives me a feeling of achievement in doing a job well, and/or producing significant results -
BEAUTY Work where I'm dealing with beautiful things, appreciating or making beautiful things, and/or contributing beauty to the world -
CONTROL Work which permits me to be in a decision-making capacity, responsible for planning and laying out work for others to do, in order to meet desired goals -
GENERAL
CREATIVITY
Work that allows me to develop new ideas, design new systems or products, to think 'outside the box'-
ENVIRONMENT Work that is carried out under pleasant physical conditions, or in a location that I find desirable -
BEING A TEAM PLAYER Work that is done as part of a team of people who work well together -
LIFESTYLE Work that gives me the time and freedom to live the kind of life I choose, with family and friends, and does not take over my leisure time -
ECONOMIC SECURITY Work that assures me of having a job even in hard times -
SOCIABILITY Work which brings me into contact with co-workers whom I like and through my work, I form lasting relationships with others -
PRESTIGE Work which gives me standing in the eyes of others, generates respect, being looked up to, because of my position on the job -
SELF-DETERMINATION Work which permits opportunity for independent thinking, being able to work in my own way, as quickly or slowly as I decide is necessary, without direct supervision from others -
DIVERSITY Work that provides an opportunity to do different types of tasks, is not routine or repetitive, may have a wide range of duties -
FINANCIAL
GAIN
Work which pays well, and enables me to afford material rewards -
HELPING OTHERS Work that is involved in directly helping others: physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually -
INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION Work at which I'm acknowledged as an expert, recognized as having intellectual command of a body of knowledge -
FLEXIBILITY Work that requires me to be highly adaptable to ever changing work requirements -
KNOWLEDGE Work which challenges me to be always learning new things -
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE Work that makes physical demands on my body, requiring me to be in top shape, and active much of the time -


My Highest Work Values

#1 ______________________

#2 ______________________

#3 ______________________

#4 ______________________

#5 ______________________



MY IDEAL WORK ENVIRONMENT

Now that you have the list of your highest work values, using the table above, read the descriptions of the values you scored highest on. The descriptions are in the center column of the table.

When you download the printout, you can then highlight the Descriptions of the Highest Work Values that apply to you. This, in a nutshell, gives you a description of "Your Ideal Work Environment".


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