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Aspiration

It is important to you that through hard work and determination you can achieve higher and higher levels of career success.

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Authority/leadership

It is important to you that you are in charge of other workers and make decisions that other workers will follow.

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Challenge

It is important to you that your work requires you to solve difficult problems, to use your knowledge and skills to their maximum, and to continually develop new knowledge and skills.

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Change/variety

It is important to you that your work and/or how you carry out your work changes frequently.

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Competition

It is important to you that your work requires you to compete with others to keep your job, or that your salary depends upon how well you can compete with colleagues.

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Creativity

It is important to you that your work allows you to use your own creative imagination in carrying out your work, rather than following the plans and ideas others have previously developed.

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Cutting edge knowledge

It is important to you that your work requires you to deal with concepts, knowledge and skills that are on the frontier or cutting edge of your profession.

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Data orientation

It is important to you that the main focus of your work is on the collection and interpretation of data, facts or information, with interaction with people and/or things a secondary focus.

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Dress code (casual)

It is important to you that you can dress casually at work.

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Dress code (professional)

It is important to you that you must dress professionally at work.

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Environment

It is important to you where your work is located and/or what your work environment looks like (examples: indoors vs. outdoors, big city vs. small town, fancy office vs. basic office, big office vs. small office, etc.).

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Excitement

It is important to you that your work offers an above average amount of exciting events, pressure situations, or even emergency situations.

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Expert knowledge/skill

It is important to you that your work requires you to have a high level of expertise (knowledge and skills) in order to carry out your work.

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Flexible schedule

It is important to you that you can determine your work days and/or hours.

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Freedom from stress

It is important to you that your work does not expose you to high levels of stress, or frequent exposure to stressful situations.

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High salary

It is important to you that your work pays you a salary considerably higher than most workers.

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Independence

It is important to you that you are in charge of determining how you will carry out your duties and responsibilities.

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Influence others

It is important to you that your work gives you the opportunity to influence the opinions and behaviors of others.

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Innovation

It is important to you that your work allows you to try new ideas, procedures and technologies in order to successfully carry out your work.

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Moral fulfillment

It is important to you that your work matches, supports and does not conflict with your moral beliefs.

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Objective = profit

It is important to you that the main objective and focus of your work is to help your company earn financial profit.

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Objective = help others

It is important to you that the main objective and focus of your work is to help people solve their needs and problems.

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People orientation

It is important to you that the main focus of your work requires you to interact frequently with people, with interaction with data and/or things a secondary focus.

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Physical fitness

It is important to you that your work requires a lot of physical activity that will help you maintain good physical health.

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Precision work

It is important to you that your work requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

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Public contact/recognition

It is important to you that your work offers frequent interaction with the general public, and that you are often in the public eye.

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Routine work

It is important to you that your duties and/or how you carry out your duties rarely change.

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Security

It is important to you that your work is rarely affected by changes in the economy, that your work is always needed and that jobs are always available.

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Team player

It is important to you that your work requires you to work as part of a team in order to complete your work successfully.

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Technology (low)

It is important to you that your work does not require you to understand and use today's leading edge technology, such as computers and the Internet.

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Technology (high)

It is important to you that your work does require you to understand and use today's leading edge technology, such as computers and the Internet.

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Travel

It is important to you that your work frequently requires you to travel (locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally) in order to successfully carry out your work.

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Things orientation

It is important to you that the main focus of your work is on working with things (using your hands), with interaction with people, data and/or information a secondary focus.

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Work alone

It is important to you that your work allows you to work alone most of the time, independent from interaction with colleagues and/or clients.

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Work from home

It is important to you that your employer will allow you to work from home either part-time or full time.

Do not let the above list make decisions for you!  While such lists are helpful tools, they do not list all the values that do exist.  Therefore, in the final analysis, what you believe are your values should be the deciding factor when listing your values.