Values & Purpose

The CareerOneStop Work Values Matcher is an online self-assessment that helps individuals identify and prioritize the workplace values that are most important to them. The assessment asks users to rate a variety of work-related statements and preferences, then generates personalized results based on six major work value categories: Achievement, Independence, Recognition, Relationships, Support, and Working Conditions.

The results of the Work Values Matcher can help you better understand how you prioritize different aspects of work and what environments are most likely to lead to career satisfaction. The assessment also connects your highest work values to careers and employers that may align with your preferences, helping you explore occupations, industries, and workplace cultures that fit your goals and interests. By understanding your work values, you can make more informed decisions about majors, internships, jobs, and long-term career pathways.

The Life Values Inventory is a free online values clarification and personal development assessment designed to help individuals identify, prioritize, and better understand the values that guide their decisions, behaviors, and life goals. Through a multi-step reflective process, participants explore how their values influence different areas of life, including work and academics, relationships, and leisure or community involvement. The assessment measures 14 positive life values and provides personalized results, interpretation, and strategies for aligning actions with personal priorities. 

The Life Values Inventory can help students gain greater self-awareness by identifying the values that contribute most to their motivation, fulfillment, resilience, and overall sense of purpose. Results can support career exploration, major selection, leadership development, and decision-making by helping students evaluate whether academic programs, employers, and career environments align with what matters most to them. The tool also encourages reflection on how values may evolve over time and provides practical strategies for intentionally expressing those values in daily life and future career planning.

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The Dick Knowdell Values Card Sort is a career development tool designed to help individuals identify and clarify their personal and workplace values. The resource uses a series of value-based cards containing words and phrases related to priorities such as achievement, creativity, security, leadership, work-life balance, service, and recognition. Through a guided sorting process, participants rank and categorize the values that are most and least important to them, helping to create a clearer understanding of what motivates their decisions and contributes to personal satisfaction.

The Values Card Sort can help you better define your core values and understand how they influence your academic, career, and life choices. By identifying what matters most to you, the activity can support career exploration, decision-making, goal setting, and the evaluation of potential employers or work environments. It also encourages self-reflection and can help you articulate your priorities more confidently during networking, interviewing, and career planning conversations.