Career and Personality Development

Let’s Check
Activity 3
4 Advancement – Clear advancement tracks within the organization or ample
opportunities for promotion.
1 Autonomy – The ability to do things on your own, at your own pace, and in line with
your own standards.
3 Balance – The ability to avoid conflicts between family considerations, career
objectives, and individual goals.
3 Benefits – Access to the use of health insurance, a retirement plan, stock options,
fitness club memberships, etc.
4 Challenge – The opportunity to overcome difficult obstacles and solve difficult
problems.
1 Commute – The amount of time you are willing to spend traveling to and from your
place of employment.
3 Company Loyalty – Receiving awards for your dependability and long-term
contributions.
3 Competition – Having a high degree of competition with the organization you work for
or between rival organizations.
3 Creativity – The ability to make something that has not previously existed; being able
to identify new approaches to doing something.
4 Decision Making – Having power to decide course of action.
3 Excitement – Working in an environment that takes you beyond standard comfort
levels.
4 Expertise – Possessing specific abilities or knowledge not common to other
employees.
4 Family – Having the flexibility for family life within the framework of the work
environment (for example, hours and vacation time amenable to having a family).
4 Flexibility – The ability to adjust schedules, routines, and procedures without seeking
approval.
3 Honesty – Working in an environment where there is an expectation of truth.
4 Hours – Having set hours with little requirement for overtime.
3 Independence – Being able to perform daily functions unsupervised.
4 Innovation – Having the ability to use cutting edge or pioneering technologies or
techniques.
3 Intellectual Stimulation – Work which provides opportunity for independent thinking
and for learning how and why things work.
3 Interpersonal Contact – Having frequent day-to-day contact with the public, co-
workers, or others.
4 Leadership – Having the opportunity and capacity to guide and shepherd others.
3 Leisure – Having the ability to allocate personal time for such things as relationships
and hobbies.
3 Order – Having structure and clear lines of communication within an organization.
4 Organizational Ethics – Working for an employer who values integrity and honesty.
3 Parking Availability – The ability to drive to work and to park there without significant
hassle or expense.
3 Peace – Being in an environment that offers tranquility, comfort, and where you can
avoid pressure.
4 Personal Growth – Having opportunities for self-exploration at work that contribute to
other areas of your life.
4 Physical Challenge – Conquering challenges through the use of physical capacity.
4 Power – Having opportunities for influence within your profession, field, or
organization.
4 Precision – Work that requires attention to detail and has low lenience for error.
4 Pressure – Having constant deadlines, time demands, and challenges.
3 Prestige – Being viewed by others with honor; being acknowledged as an “expert” in
your field.
3 Pride – Having self-respect and taking personal satisfaction in completed work.
4 Professional Growth – Having opportunities for on-going learning and development
within your specific profession.
3 Public Transportation – Having access to timely, efficient, and affordable
community-funded transportation.
4 Recognition – Receiving visible and public notice for achievements, work tasks,
academic honors, community service, etc.
4 Respect – Having a sense of value and worth to the organization.
3 Risk – Having the willingness to forego security to achieve a desired goal.
4 Routine – Work that provides an environment with predictable work projects and
tasks.
4 Safety – Having a workplace and surrounding neighborhood free from violence and
crime.
4 Salary – Work which pays well, offers periodic raises, and enables a comfortable
standard of living.
4 Security – Being assured of job stability, salary, and/or benefits.
4 Service – Contributing to the well-being of others.
4 Social Atmosphere – Forming friendships and warm working relationships within the
organization.
4 Social Contribution – Positively influencing others and society as a whole through
your work.
4 Stability – Working in an unchanging, predictable career field.
4 Status – Achieving a level of prestige, respect, admiration, or glamour as a result of
your work.
4 Team Environment – Relying on teamwork and group efforts to achieve results.
3 Travel – Having the opportunity to go to different geographic locations to accomplish
your job.
3 Variety – Work which provides an opportunity to do different types of tasks, and being
free from routine.
4 Visual Results – Creating or building things; producing tangible results.
Top 10 Important Values
1. Leadership
2. Honesty
3. Flexibility
4. Decision Making
5. Family
6. Creative
7. Benefits
8. Organizational Ethics
9. Innovation
10. Visual Results

5 Highest Priority Values

1. Family
2. Leadership
3. Honesty
4. Innovation
5. Organizational Ethics

1. How does each of these identified values guide you in your chosen course,
career, and or aspirations?

Answer: My family guide me in moving forward towards my dreams that there

support is a good foundation in building a palace for my future. Being able to
learn a good leadership by good people extending honesty by pointing out was is
best for me allowing me with some innovations but still keeping my feet and my
organizational ethics as I work on my dreams.

2. How do these identified work values evoke conflict with the work values expected
and needed to the course/ profession you are pursuing? What would you to do
resolve these conflicts?

Answer: We all know that when it comes to work there are times that we need to
consider letting our family be left behind specially when we got to have overtime
at work were we neglect the time that we should spend with our family. Perhaps
it is a solution to have some breaks also like traveling with family or partying with
them. For leadership, we need to be observant not to be command always but
also to be a good role model by showing honesty, innovation and organizational
ethics.