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and Planning Guide
2nd edition: August 25, 2008
Step 1: Define your
personality style:
Directions for defining
your values
In this part of Step 1, you will review a list of common work-related values. Your job will be to select those values that are most important to you, and then list your selections on your printed copy of the Personality Style Profile (Form 1).
Directions:
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Print a copy of this checklist. On your printed copy, check off each step as it is completed to keep a record of your progress through this exercise.
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Complete each step in the order presented. Note: for the hyperlinks found below to work, you must be viewing this checklist online.
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Steps
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[1] Identify your work-related values.
Review the list of common work-related values below. Check those values that are most important to you - values that you want your future occupation to satisfy. Be selective.
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Aspiration |
It's important to you that hard work and determination will result in your ability to climb the corporate ladder. |
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Authority |
It's important to you that you are in charge of others and make decisions for others. |
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Challenge |
It's important to you that your work requires you to solve difficult problems, to use your knowledge and skills to the maximum. |
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Competition |
It's 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 compete. |
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Creativity |
It's important to you that you can use your own creative ideas to accomplish your work, rather than following the plans and ideas others have developed. |
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Data Orientation |
It's important to you that the main focus of your work is the collection and interpretation of data or information, with interaction with things and/or people secondary. |
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Environment |
It's important to you where your job is located (examples: indoors vs. outdoors, big city vs. small town, fancy office vs. basic office, etc.). |
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Excitement |
It's important to you that your job offers an above average amount of exciting events, pressure situations, or even emergency situations. |
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Expert Knowledge |
It's important to you that your job requires a high level of expertise in order to succeed. |
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High Salary |
It's important to you that your job pays a high salary. |
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Independence |
It's important to you that you are in charge of your own duties and schedule. |
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People Orientation |
It's important to you that the main focus of your work involves interacting with and/or helping people, with interaction with things and/or data secondary. |
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Public Recognition |
It's important to you that you are clearly visible to the community and seen as an expert or leader in the community. |
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Routine Work |
It's important to you that your work rarely changes in duties or function. |
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Security |
It's important to you that your work is not affected by fluctuations in the economy, that your work is always needed and jobs are always available. |
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Team Player |
It's important to you that your job requires you to work as part of a team, rather than someone who works independently of others. |
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Travel |
It's important to you that your work requires you to travel a good deal of the time. |
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Things Orientation |
It's important to you that the main focus of your work involves working with things, with interaction with people and/or data and information secondary. |
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Variety |
It's important to you that your work exposes you to new experiences, responsibilities and/or challenges on a regular basis. |
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Work alone |
It's important to you that your work allows you to work alone, free from constant interaction with colleagues and/or clients. |
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[2] Summarize your
values
on the Personality Style Profile (Form 1).
Review the list of values that you checked in the above step. Select up to six values that you believe are your most important values.
List these values (one per line) on your printed copy of the Personality Style Profile (Form 1) under the Values section. Click the sample profile to the right to see how your profile should look.
Consider the following before you describe your values:
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Do not list job titles, only values.
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Do not repeat any value - each line should contain a unique value.
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Feel free to list any values that you believe are your most important values even if they did not appear on the list above, as long as these values are among your most important values.
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[3] What should you do next?
As stated in previous steps, what you should do next depends upon how comprehensive you want to be when assessing your personality style. If you only want to assess your interests and values, then you're now ready to move on to Step 2: Identify possible career options. However, if you wish to assess other aspects of your personality style, click on the type of assessment you wish to complete next: