Standout Strengths: Values

Values Explorer

Premise: You are most likely to succeed in a career and in a company that
aligns with your values. For example, if you place a high value on independence,
a career in the military might be a very frustrating choice. On the other hand, if
one of your highest values is Structure, the military might be a very fulfilling
choice. If you are an Monetary Value Type, you might be very frustrated as a
school teacher. But a Theory Value Type might find teaching school to be a
perfect career. If you’ve decided on pursuing a career in food service, and
Beauty is a high value for you, maybe Starbucks would be a better
option than McDonald's. Or Fine Dining might be a better option than fast food.

Print out the following list of work value groups. Most of us assign each of these value type groups with some level of importance. But most of us assign them in a different order of priority. Try to assign an order, 1-10, based on importance how they show up in your life.

Beauty (Form, Order, Balance, Contrast, Unity, Harmony, Aesthetics, Artistic Expression)

Creativity (Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Originality, Imagination, Adaptive, Adoptive, Re-Arrange)

Monetary (Economic, Practical, Return, Reward, Efficiency, Utility, Production,
Capitalism, Gains)

Service (Respect, Helping Others, Giving, Supporting Others, People, Improve
Society, Generosity, Selflessness, Compassion)

Independence (Individualistic, Uniqueness, Special, Autonomous, Free, Relevant,
Sovereign, Self-Governed, Standing Out)

Authority (Control, Power, Influence, Governing, Competition, Leadership,
Authoritative, Status-Esteem, Accountability)

Structure (Sequence, Routine, Systematic, Governed, Traditional,
Regulated, Principled, Focused)

Theory (Knowledge, Understanding, Rational, Objective, Fact-Based,
Discover Truth, Learning, Solve Problems, Analyzing)

Variety (Different Every Day, Change, Choice, Newness, Diversity)

Security (Stable, Steady, Low Risk, Shielded, Safe)

Thinking About Strengths

"Most job-hunters who fail to find their dream job, fail not because the lack information about the job market, but because they lack information about themselves."

~Richard Bolles, Author of 40 year best-seller, What Color Is Your Parachute

"The people who will hire you first need to differentiate you from other candidates. Your most immediate recognizable advantage is that unlike your competition, you understand the skills and attributes necessary for professional success. That you know who you are, what you offer, and how you want to be perceived will differentiate you from others. And because you understand yourself and can communicate this understanding you will project a unique presence."

~ Martin Yate, Author of the 25 year best-seller, Knock'em Dead Job Search Guide

"Try to think of the responsibilities from jobs you've had that you love so much that you would do them for free. Then, search for positions with those types of responsibilities.... When you love what you do, it no longer seems like work, and that should be the ultimate goal for each and every one of you."

~Abby Kohut, Corporate Recruiter and Job Search Expert

"Condense your whole career onto five 3x5 cards."

~Lou Adler

"Your professional profile identifies your profession or field of expertise. It might also mention which parts of that profession are your strongest suits, the areas you're most interested in."

~Orville Pierson, Highly Effective Job Search Author

"People always ask me, "Which career-aptitude tests do you use?" We don't use test. We talk to people. Can you tell us stories? Who are you? Who have you always been?" We collect stories and we look for the through line. The through line starts ten or twenty or thirty years ago. It starts in childhood. This stuff is in us."

~Liz Ryan, The Human Workplace

"I had to get to know myself, my resources, my strengths and know what I have to sell. Then I had to have the patience and the knowledge to find the right venue for what I had to offer. I had a faith that the right venue would show up...and it did.

~Occupation Change the World

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