Playlist: Career and Life Values
The relationship between students’ values and daily choices is discussed in this video, which also connects values to career decisions. Students identify some of their key values and consider how personal background may have shaped them. (29 minutes)
Values define who we are and guide our decisions throughout life. What excites us, may reveal our values.
Values are revealed by what a person makes time to do. Strong family values may influence our career decisions in a different way than do strong financial values.
Preparing a list of your major and daily expenses and daily expenses; what we spend money on reveals our personal values.
Values vary greatly and are neither right nor wrong. Values may be taught, but personal experiences may modify values or cause them to shift over time.
Prioritizing and recognizing our personal values can help us when it comes to making a career choice.
Understanding our personal values and applying that understanding to career decisions makes for a more fulfilled life.
Our values affect how we feel about our work. Aiming to have five of our top five values met in our work may result in the feeling of having a "dream job."
Personal values may be in conflict with our work environment. It is important to match our personal values with the type of work we do.