Career Value Assessment
Career values assessment helps identify priorities that influence role selection, work environment preference, and long-term career alignment. Understanding these values improves how career options are evaluated.
Before you start
This assessment helps you see what matters most to you in work. It does not measure ability or tell you which career to choose.
How it works
- Rate 40 statements from 1 (Not important) to 5 (Essential). They are grouped into 8 short sections that open one at a time.
- Rank your top 5. You will see your 10 highest-rated values and put the 5 that matter most in order.
- Read your results. Each value comes with what it means for you and questions to ask when you explore courses and careers.
Tips for answering
- Rate what matters to you. Your family’s views count too; you will have space to reflect on them in your results.
- Keep 5 (Essential) for the few things you would not want to give up. If you are unsure, ask yourself: “Could I be content in a job without this?”
- Rate each statement on its own. Some are related, and some may pull in different directions. That is normal.
- Go with your first response. There are no right or wrong answers.
Answer all 40 statements to see your results. You can go back and change any answer before you continue.
Career Value Assessment
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Career Values Assessment
This assessment helps you understand what matters to you in work. It does not measure ability or tell you which career to choose.
For each statement, choose how important it is to you, from 1 (Not important) to 5 (Essential). Some statements are related, so rate each one on its own. After rating, you will see your 10 highest-rated values and choose your top 5 in order.
Step 2 of 2: Rank your top 5
These are your 10 highest-rated values. Choose the 5 that matter most to you, in order, starting with the most important. Ranking helps you prioritise; it is not a measure of ability or career suitability.
Your top 10 values
Your top 5, in order
Your career values profile
Values that may pull in different directions
Your top 5 values
Values that matter less to you right now
These are values you rated 1 or 2. They are not good or bad; they simply carry less weight in your choices at the moment.
You did not rate any value 1 or 2, so there is nothing to show here.
A question to discuss at home
Many students also weigh what their family hopes for them. How do your top values compare with your family’s expectations? Talking this through can help you make a choice that works for you and the people who support you.
What to do with these results
- Use your top values as questions. When you look at a course, career or role, ask how each of them would show up in the day-to-day work.
- Look at the values that matter less to you. If a role is built around one of them, find out how much of the work it involves before you decide.
- If any of your values may pull in different directions, talk it through with a career counsellor, teacher or family member. These trade-offs are often part of important decisions.
- Revisit this assessment in 12–18 months. Values can shift with experience and stage of life.
Want to explore occupations?
Your work values describe what matters to you in a career. Your interests offer another useful perspective.
Take the Holland Occupational Assessment to explore occupations related to your interests. Use the results alongside your work values, skills and practical circumstances when comparing career options.
Take the Holland Occupational Assessment →Results show your dominant career values and explain how these priorities influence role preference, work environment suitability, and career decision patterns. Understanding career values helps explain work preferences and decision patterns. These insights support clearer comparison of roles, environments, and career paths. Career values do not determine outcomes independently, but they improve how career decisions are evaluated over time.
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