How would you spend your money?

FIRST, from
the list below, identify your top five work values.



NEXT,
discuss how much you would be willing to pay for each. Pretend you have $10,000, and you can pay as
much or as little of your $10,000 on each of the 5 values you choose, but you
may not bid the same amount on any of the values, and you must use all
your money. For example, you cannot give
“Competition” $1000 and “Excitement” $1000. Each value must have a distinct monetary value.



Be sure to answer the question in terms of how
will they relate to your career



• Challenge –
Constantly having to learning new skills or information, troubleshooting and/or
problem-solving.

• Competition
- Engage in activities that measure your abilities against others.

• Creativity – A job
that requires you to do things in a new way, inventing things, or developing
different approaches or methods.

• Excitement
- Experience a high degree of stimulation or frequent innovation
and drama on the job.

• Financial
Reward - Earning a high salary.

• Flexibility - Work
that allows a flexible time schedule.

• Friendships – Work
that allows for personal relationships with people as a result of your
employment.

• Fun - Have
opportunities to be good-humored and have fun at work.

• Helping Others - Doing
things for others, being of service to people directly, either individually or
in groups.

• Location - Live
somewhere favorable to your way of life, leisure, and work life.

• Prestige
- Gain the respect of friends, family and or the community by the
nature your job or the company name.

• Stability - Have
a work schedule and job duties that are predictable and not likely to change
over time.

• Teamwork
- Have close working relations with a work group and function as a
team for common goals.

• Variety - Have
a wide range of work responsibilities, frequently changing job content,
setting, people and/or activities.

• Work Alone - Do projects by yourself, with little contact with others.