| Value | Definition | MUST have | Nice to
Have | Doesn't Matter |
| Achievement | Personal/Professional feeling of
accomplishment | | | |
| Advancement | Opportunities for continuing
promotion | | | |
| Adventure | Work that involves
risk-taking | | | |
| Aesthetics | Work that involves the appreciation of
beauty | | | |
| Affiliation | Recognition as a member of a particular
group/team/staff | | | |
| Altruism | Work that emphasizes helping
others | | | |
| Autonomy | Relative independence from
others | | | |
| Challenge | Stimulating work that demands the best of
you | | | |
| Compensation | Being well-paid for your
work | | | |
| Competition | Work that involves win/lose
outcomes | | | |
| Creativity | Creating new ideas, programs, or organizational
structures | | | |
| Decision-Making | The power to decide organizational
policies and courses of action
| | | |
| Diversity | Interacting with people who are different from
you | | | |
| Environment | Work that is done in a specific type of
surroundings | | | |
| Fast Pace | Work that must be accomplished quickly in order
to meet deadlines | | | |
| Flexibility | Establishing your own work
schedule | | | |
| Influence | Shaping the attitude or opinion of
others | | | |
| Intellectual Status | Work that acknowledges one's
intellectual
expertise | | | |
| Knowledge | Engaging in the pursuit of knowledge, truth and
understanding | | | |
| Personal Fulfillment | Expressing one's personal or cultural
values | | | |
| Physical Challenge | Work that is physically
demanding | | | |
| Power and Authority | Controlling the work activities of
others | | | |
| Precision | Work in situations where accuracy is
crucial | | | |
| Predictability | Work that involves routine daily
tasks | | | |
| Prestige | Work having high status and
respect | | | |
| Profit | Work that focuses on an organization's or one's own
financial gain | | | |
| Public Contact | Opportunity for contact with people outside
of one's work group | | | |
| Recognition | Gaining acknowledgement for one's
accomplishments | | | |
| Relationships | Work involving pleasant interpersonal
interaction with
colleagues | | | |
| Responsibility | Being trusted with important
tasks | | | |
| Security | Job is not likely to be
eliminated | | | |
| Skill Utilization | Work that fully makes use of one's
unique abilities | | | |
| Spirituality | Allowing one to explore the spiritual meaning
of life | | | |
| Teamwork | Collaborative work within a
group | | | |
| Variety | Frequently changing
responsibilities | | | |
