There’s so much pressure to get your first job out of university. You have a wishlist of what you want but then you also want to land a job. With more and more students graduating and a tough job market, it’s much easier said than done. It’s always a good idea to think about who you are and whether the particular job or career path suits you. Often you don’t know if you like or dislike something until you try, but here are some key things you should consider when investigating your career options:
- Personality type
- Interests
- Aptitudes
- Values
Today’s post will focus on career values and give you an idea of what things might spark career satisfaction for YOU. Career values fall into 3 main categories; Intrinsic, Extrinsic and Lifestyle values.
Intrinsic values (what you put into work)
- Achievement
- Independence
- Relationships
- Support
- Helping others
- Collaboration
- Helping society
- Utilizing your skills and background
- Creativity
- Variety
- Being challenge
- Taking risks
- Being an expert
Extrinsic values (what you get out of work)
- Flexibility
- Time off
- Travelling
- Reward(financial compensation, recognition, leadership)
- Prestige
- Working conditions
- Autonomy (worker/entrepreneur)
- Influence
- Respect
- Work environment
Lifestyle values (where you want to live, how to spend your leisure time)
- Leisure
- Job security
- Ability to support your hobbies, mortgage
What values are important to you? Send me a message at earlycareerme@gmail.com!
We’ll explore how to determine which career values are most important to you in future posts.
Early Career Me 
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