Work Values

This assessment can help you identify and explore your dominant values and how these values affect your career development. It contains 60 activity statements directly related to potential values in your life and career. Read each statement, and then select the ones that best describes how important the activity is to you.

This is not a test. Since there are no right or wrong answers, do not spend too much time on each item. Be sure to respond to every statement.

1.Read and/or write poetry

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2.Create beautiful things

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3.Brainstorm new ideas

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4.Imagine and design how things will work

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5.Draw or paint

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6.Develop new skills working with your hands

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7.Make music

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8.Invent new products

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9.Attend theater performances

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10.Visit museums or art galleries

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11.Analyze numerical data

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12.Use computers to solve problems

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13.Use statistics in your daily life

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14.Understand complex mathematical problems

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15.Use deductive reasoning

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16.Be an expert at learning and remembering numbers

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17.Calculate and compute numbers easily

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18.Manage your money effectively

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19.Be able to follow complex instructions

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20.Be detail oriented

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21.Do volunteer work

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22.Be understanding of others’ problems

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23.Give to worthwhile charities

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24.Share your time and money with others

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25.Do social service work

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26.Counsel other people

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27.Teach

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28.Ensure the safety and well-being of the public

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29.Be a positive role model

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30.Help people in need

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31.How important is it for you to… Make important decisions

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32.Be a leader

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33.Be the boss rather than an employee

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34.Manage group projects

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35.Plan long-term goals

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36.Be considered a business expert

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37.Be financially successful

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38.Manage others’ work

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39.Be admired by other business leaders

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40.Be in a position of authority

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41.Display good hand-eye coordination

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42.Be outdoors

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43.Be engaged in sporting events

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44.Have good motor skills

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45.Work at mechanical activities

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46.Make things with your hands

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47.Grow plants

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48.Use hand tools like hammers and screwdrivers

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49.Operate large machines and equipment

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50.Be able to repair things in your home

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51.Learn all you can about science

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52.Construct or interpret maps and graphs

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53.Study and test hypotheses

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54.Collect biological data

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55.Understand all you can about plants or animals

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56.Conduct scientific experiments

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57.Read about scientific or medical discoveries

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58.Read about technical developments

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59.Work with the knowledge and processes of the sciences

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60.Solve complex problems

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