Career Values Inventory (CVI)

Achievement: Results orientation; using your strongest skills; feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Advancement: Move forward in your career and have opportunities for growth through seniority.

Adventure/Excitement: Risk taking, lots of activity, and thrill seeking through action.

Aesthetics: Appreciation for the beauty of things, people, art, nature, and surroundings.

Altruism/Help Society: Contribute to the greater good.

Balance: The ability to pursue interests and fulfill commitments outside of work.

Benefits: Additional work compensation such as insurance, vacation, sick leave, etc.

Collaboration: Provide support/service to others; opportunity to work with others to find common ground and achieve shared goals.

Community: Work connected with service, politics, or community affairs.

Competition: Opportunities to test your skills or match your performance against others.

Consistency: Consistent duties that are dependable and do not change over time.

Contact: Frequent contact with colleagues, clients, students, patients, customers, etc.

Creativity: Express new ideas, programs, systems, etc.

Expertise: Be known as someone with special knowledge, skill, and ability in a specific area.

Fun: A playful, light hearted work environment where humour is appreciated.

Fast Pace: Quick pace of activity with quick outcomes.

Harmony: A calm, harmonious environment with minimal conflict.

Help Others: Assist others in direct ways, either in groups or individually.

Independence: Work without constant supervision; the ability to make decisions without consult.

Influence Others: Have significant impact on others to change attitudes or opinions.

Kinesthetic: Use your hands and body.

Knowledge/Learning: Gather new information and ideas.

Leadership: Inspire, motivate, or direct others.

Location: Live somewhere conducive to your lifestyle and priorities.

Make Decisions: Power to decide course of action/policies.

Mental Challenge: Perform tasks requiring mental effort in order to be done successfully.

Money: Significant financial benefit / making a lot of money.

Personal Growth: Opportunities to grow as a person.

Physical Challenge: Physical demands you find rewarding.

Recognition: Acknowledgement and/or praise for your work.

Spiritual Fulfillment: Consistency with your ideals, beliefs, and/or morals.

Security: Stable work environment and financial stability.

Status/Prestige: Respect from others given nature and level of your work.

Support: Advocacy, resources, training, and guidance from management.

Technology: Use computers, electronic equipment, and technical software.

Time Freedom: Management of your own schedule/workload.

Travel: Opportunity to travel.

Variety: Frequent changes in your work tasks.

Work Alone: Do projects individually; little contact with others.

Working Conditions: Comfortable work environment, dress code, additional amenities.

Work Under Pressure: Time pressure is significant and quality is critically reviewed.