Appendix E:
Self-knowledge Activity Identifying your values,
interests and skills
VALUES
Choose the top 3 values that you would prefer in your future work
environment
Rank Work value Description
Advancement Your desire is to grow in your career. It seems like when you are
looking for work, your main focus is on the ladder you will climb as
you grow in your career. It is important for you to get ahead in your
career, gain opportunities for growth and work in an environment
where one gets to progress from one level to another.
Adventure You prefer to work in an environment where you are not
necessarily secured of your physical safety and have to engage in
activities that require you to protect yourself.
Affiliation It is important for you to work where you are associated with the
organisation.
Altruism It seems important to you to work in an environment where you
are able to assist others. You would rather sacrifice your comforts
for the sake of the people's well-being.
Appreciation It seems like it is important to you to be in an environment where
you are recognised for who you are and valued for the contribution
you make to the organisation.
Challenge It is important to you to work in a place that allows you to solve
complex problems and in which there is little room for error.
Competition It is important to you to work in an environment where your
performance is measured against others and you are rewarded for
performing better than others.
Creativity You are interested in work that allows you to create things from
scratch. This is a skill you use when solving problems and
expressing yourself.
Flexibility It is important to you to have a job that allows you to also focus on
other important things outside your work.
Fun It seems important to you to work where people are humourous
and allow you to explore that side of your personality.
Money You seem to be someone who considers salaries when looking for
work. You consider passion second.
Spirituality It seems important to you to work in an environment that allows
you to practice your spiritual beliefs without judgment. You would
like to also have your belief system be acknowledged in your daily
work.
5 As you learned in UFSS, your values can influence career decisions. What are the top 3 most important work values for you from the list in Appendix E
As an AI, I do not have personal preferences or values.
To determine your top 3 most important work values from the list in Appendix E, you need to review the descriptions and rank them based on your preferences. Here is a step-by-step process:
1. Read through each work value in Appendix E and understand its description and meaning.
2. Consider each work value and think about whether it aligns with your personal and career aspirations.
3. Rank each work value based on your preference, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important.
4. After ranking all the work values, identify the top 3 values with the lowest ranks.
For example, let's say you ranked the work values as follows:
1. Advancement
2. Challenge
3. Creativity
4. Money
5. Affiliation
6. Appreciation
7. Flexibility
8. Fun
9. Altruism
10. Competition
11. Spirituality
12. Adventure
Based on these rankings, your top 3 values would be:
1. Advancement
2. Challenge
3. Creativity
These are the work values that you consider most important for your future work environment.