Work Values Assessment (WVA)

Independence/Autonomy: Doing what you want to do without much direction from others.

Time flexibility: Arranging your own hours, working according to your own time schedule.

Change/Variety: Performing varying tasks in a number of different settings.

Change/Risk: Performing new tasks or leading new programs that challenge the established order and may be initially resisted.

Stability/Security: Working in a secure job that pays you reasonably well.

Physical challenge: Performing dangerous tasks that challenge your physical capabilities.

Physical demands: Performing physically strenuous but relatively safe activities.

Mental challenge: Performing demanding tasks that challenge your intelligence and creativity.

Pressure: Performing in a highly critical environment with constant deadlines.

Precise work: Performing prescribed tasks that leave little room for error.

Decision making: Making choices about what to do and how to do it.

To pursue truth/knowledge.

To acquire expertise/authority.

To use creativity/innovativeness.

To foster aesthetic appreciation.

To make social contributions.

To acquire material gain.

To seek recognition.

To promote ethics/morality.

To seek spiritual/transpersonal gain.

Working alone doing assignments by yourself, with minimal contact with other people.

Public contact interacting in predictable ways with a continuous flow of people.

Developing close friendships with coworkers.

Group membership belonging to a group with a common purpose and/or interest.

Helping others

Influencing others

Supervising others

Controlling others