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Career Selection and Planning
Guide
Internet Career Connection
Values are the things in life that are most important to you, like an
internal
compass they shape both your decisions and behavior.
The purpose of this step is to help you define
your work-related values -
those work-related things that are most important or valuable - even necessary -
for your own career satisfaction and success.
To help you complete this step, you will review a list of work-related
values, and then
using this list as clues you will define your work-related values.
Time
required to complete...
Approximately
15-20 minutes.
Required form...
To complete this step, please use your partially completed copy
of Form 1 - the same form that you used to record your interests in Step
1a.
Directions...
Print a copy of this checklist to
record your progress as you complete this step.
On your printed copy, check off each step as it is completed.
You must be viewing this checklist while connected to the
Internet in order for the hyperlinks below to function properly!
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Identify your work-related
values.
Review the list of work-related values below and check those that
are most important to you. Be selective, only check the most
important values.
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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.
When you have
completed this step, move on
to the step below.
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Define your work-related
values.
Using your selections above as clues, describe your work-related values
on your partially completed copy of Form 1 - the same form you used to
record your interests in Step 1a. Review the following suggestions
before you attempt to define your values:
List
only your most important values.
List
anywhere from 1 to 5 values.
Make
sure each value is different from the others.
Here's an
example showing how the values section could be completed.
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.
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Decide what to do next.
If you have completed all the personal assessment areas that you wish,
including the interest assessment, then you may move on to
Step 2: Identify possible career options.
However, if you would like to assess other areas of your personality
style, click on the item below that you would like to next assess and
follow the directions that will appear.
Required form...
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Internet in order for the hyperlinks below to function properly!
