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Assess Yourself

Interests
Work Values

Begin by selecting the interest area that appeals to you the most.

Work environments can be divided into the six broad interest areas below. These can be combined in many different ways. Knowing your unique combination of interests can assist you in determining jobs that suit you best.

Select 3 interest areas:

Realistic

Are you interested in jobs that require athletic or mechanical ability, working with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or being outdoors?

Investigative

Are you interested in jobs with people who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems?

Artistic

Are you interested in jobs involving artistic, innovative or intuitive abilities, and like to work in unstructured creative situations?

Social

Do you like to work with people to inform, help, train, enlighten, develop or cure or are you skilled with words?

Enterprising

Are you interested in jobs where you work with people to influence, perform, persuade, or lead for organizational goals or economic gain?

Conventional

Are you interested in jobs that involve working with data, clerical tasks, or numerical ability, carrying things out in detail or following instructions?

Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

Begin by selecting the value area that appeals to you the most.

Work environments can be divided into the six broad value areas below. These can be combined in many different ways. Knowing your unique combination of values can assist you in determining jobs that suit you best.

Select 3 work values:

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Independence

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

Recognition

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious.

Relationships

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.

Support

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

Working Conditions

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions.

Achievement Independence Recognition Relationships Support Working Conditions