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Work Values Quiz



Your values are important clues to what kind of work and work conditions you would like. The Work Values Quiz can help you determine your work motivations, your preferred work setting, how you like to interact with others, and your work style.

Contains 33 questions. Approximate completion time: 20 minutes

My Work Motivations Important Somewhat Important Not Important
The idea of making money motivates me a great deal.
I'm motivated by work that allows me to help other people, either individually or in small groups.
I'm not interested in managing other people. I'm motivated by work that allows me to manage just myself.
Money is not as important to me as a personal sense of satisfaction.
I want work that absorbs me, even if it takes up my leisure time.
I'm motivated by work that will improve the world.
It's important to me to get public recognition for the work that I do.
I'm motivated by work that will lead to a management position.
I want work that leaves me leisure time for my family and friends.
My Preferred Work Setting Important Somewhat Important Not Important
I would like to travel and experience different cultures and places.
I want a calm, peaceful work setting.
I would like to work outside all or some of the time.
I like work that is physically challenging.
I prefer indoor work.
I want work that challenges my intellectual capacities.
I want work that doesn't involve travel.
I enjoy a workplace with lots of fast-paced activity.
How I Like to Interact with Others Important Somewhat Important Not Important
I like to work independently with little or no supervision.
I like work that lets me persuade or negotiate with others.
I like to compete and put my skills and abilities against others.
I would like to work with the public.
I want work where I set and meet my own personal goals.
I want work where I get to interact with a team of other people.
I prefer to work away from the public.
I want work where I can influence the attitudes or opinions of others.
My Work Style Important Somewhat Important Not Important
I like work where I can solve problems and decide how things should be done.
I enjoy work that has fixed hours and a set schedule.
I want work with responsibilities that change frequently.
I want work that lets me use my creativity to think up new ways to do things.
I want the freedom to work to my own schedule.
I enjoy work that requires attention to detail and accuracy.
I prefer a work situation where my responsibilities are the same every day.
I want a work situation that's exciting and high-pressured.

Date Modified: 2008-07-16
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