Values Card SortDiscover what really matters to you in a career

The 20 Career Values

Print and cut out these values cards (or write them on sticky notes): Achievement · Adventure · Balance · Creativity · Fame · Family · Financial Reward · Helping Others · Independence · Job Security · Leadership · Learning · Physical Activity · Recognition · Status · Teamwork · Travel · Variety · Wellbeing · Work-Life Balance

ActivitySort Your Values

On your own8 min

Step 1: Sort cards into 3 piles: Very Important / Quite Important / Not Important. Step 2: From your 'Very Important' pile, choose your top 5. Step 3: Rank your top 5 from 1 (most important) to 5.

Discussion

Discussion Questions

1What do your top 5 values tell you about the type of career that suits you?

2Which two of your values might sometimes conflict with each other?

3Share your top value with a partner - did anyone have the same?

4Which careers fulfil multiple values at once?