Identify and Live Your Personal Values

Values are traits or qualities that are considered worthwhile; they represent your highest priorities and deeply held driving forces. When you are part of any organisation, you bring your deeply held values and beliefs to the organisation. There they co-mingle with those of the other members to create an organisation or family culture.

Value statements are grounded in values and define how people want to behave with each other in an institution, a business, or a family. They are statements about how the organisation will value customers, suppliers, and the internal community. Value statements describe actions which are the living enactment of the fundamental values held by most individuals within the organisation.

The following are examples of values. You might use these as the starting point for thinking about and articulating your values as a job seeker.

Examples of Values

Ambition, competency, individuality, equality, integrity, service, responsibility, accuracy, respect, dedication, diversity, improvement, enjoyment/fun, loyalty, credibility, honesty, innovativeness, teamwork, excellence, accountability, empowerment, quality, efficiency, dignity, collaboration, stewardship, empathy, accomplishment, courage, wisdom, independence, security, challenge, influence, learning, compassion, friendliness, discipline/order, generosity, persistency, optimism, dependability, flexibility

Why Identify and Establish Your Values?

Once defined, values impact every aspect of your life and may help you to develop your interview technicques and remaining positive whilst you are looking for a new job.

• You demonstrate and model your values in your personal and work behaviors, decision making, contribution, and interpersonal interaction.
• You use your values to make decisions about priorities in your daily work and home life.
• Your goals and career aspirations are grounded in your values.

Choose the values that are most important to you, the values you believe in and that define your character. Then use them to define what makes you tick, why you are chosing this particular career path and what you can offer to your employer.  Don't waste one of your best assets!

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