| Work Values | Description |
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| Advancement |
Demonstrate to others you consistently want to move on to better opportunities. |
| Risk Taker |
Show you can assume duties that involve risk-taking of some sort. |
| Aesthetics |
Be involved in studying or appreciating the beauty of objects or ideas. |
| Achievement |
Desire to produce results that are considered significant and/or beneficial. |
| Assertiveness/Aggressiveness |
Forcefully demonstrate energy or initiative; bold self-confidence. |
| Belonging |
Have a strong sense of being a contributing part of an enterprise. |
| Change & Variety |
Show you can adjust to frequent changes in work content and setting; seldom performing routine or predictable work. |
| Competition |
Engage in activities where there are clear win/lose outcomes, and opportunities for advancement. |
| Creativity |
Create new ideas, programs or servicess departing from those already in existence. |
| Excitement |
To demonstrate a high degree of (or frequent) excitement in the course of your work. |
| Fast Pace |
Show you can work in circumstances where there is a high pace of activity, and show you can do work rapidly. |
| Flexibility |
Ability to adapt readily to new and changing work requirements. |
| Friendships |
To develop close personal relationships with people as a result of your work activities. |
| Help Others |
Strong desire to help other people in a direct way, either individually or in small groups. |
| Help Society |
Work toward the betterment of the world you live in. |
| High Motivation |
Show you have a strong desire to succeed. |
| Independence |
Being able to determine the nature of your work without significant direction from others; comfortable working alone. |
| Influence People |
Enjoy being in a position to influence the attitudes or opinions of others. |
| Intellectual Status |
Being regarded as a person of high intellectual prowess or as one who is an acknowledged "expert" in a given field. |
| Knowledge |
Your work environment values always learning more and increasing your knowledge base. |
| Leisure |
Work that allows for significant time off for pursuing non-work activities. |
| Location |
Work in a place that provides an excellent work environment. |
| Make Decisions |
Have the responsibility to decide courses of action, policies, etc. |
| Mental Challenge |
Show you can constantly face and resolve complex problems. |
| Perseverance |
To persist in an undertaking despite opposition or discouragement. |
| Physical Challenge |
Show you can work hard, despite the fact your job can make can make considerable physical demands upon you at times. |
| Power & Authority |
To effectively control the work activities and/or destinies of other people, when necessary. |
| Precision Work |
Show you can work in situations where there is very little room for error. |
| Profit, Gain |
Show you have a strong desire to accumulate financial or material gain. |
| Public Contact |
Show you are comfortable with lot of day-to-day contact with people. |
| Recognition |
To be recognized for the quality of your work in some visible or public way. |
| Security |
To desire job security and reasonable financial rewards. |
| Stability |
Have work routines and duties that are largely predictable and not likely to change over a long period of time. |
| Status |
Enjoy the respect and admiration of others because of the kind of work you do, and desire an important title or position. |
| Strong Interest |
You value activities that are deeply engaging and intrinsically interesting. |
| Supervision |
Work in which you are directly responsible for the work done by others. |
| Team Orientation |
Strong desire for work with others on shared tasks. |
| Tenacity |
Work that requires diligence to finish tasks or goals. |
| Time Freedom |
Responsibilities where you can set your own time schedule. |
| Willingness to Travel |
When necessary, you are willing to travel to accomplish your work. |
| Work Under Pressure |
Work that involves time pressures and circumstances where the quality of your work may be judged critically by others. |
| Work with Others |
Work that requires close relationships with a group, and striving for common goals. |