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Assessing Your Career Values

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;01&sol;career&lowbar;hand&lowbar;edited&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"449" height&equals;"401" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although many career tests focus on personality and interests&comma; values shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be overlooked during the career planning process&period;  Below are some common career-related values to consider&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Autonomy<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Autonomy refers to how much control you have over certain aspects of your work&comma; such as when or where you do your work&period;  It also means that you can plan the details of your work without approval of a supervisor&period;  Some careers that generally offer a high degree autonomy include professors&comma; physicians&comma; scientists&comma; lawyers&comma; entrepreneurs&comma; dentists&comma; veterinarians&comma; and psychologists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Independence<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Independence differs from autonomy in that an independent worker prefers to work alone while an autonomous worker wants control over his or her decisions&period;  An independent worker may be doing work that someone else has planned or approved&comma; but they are able to do it by themselves&period;  Careers that offer independence include accountant&comma; computer programmer&comma; writer&comma; and actuary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Security<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you value security&comma; you want a job that provides steady income and employment&period; You&&num;8217&semi;ll want to choose a career that is relatively resistant to downturns in the economy and one that also has steady or high projected growth&period; Careers to consider&colon; registered nurse&comma; college instructor&comma; computer systems analyst&comma; physician&comma; physical therapist&comma; occupational therapist&comma; pharmacist&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Altruism<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Almost every job provides a benefit to society&comma; but you may want a career in which you help others directly&period; Seeing and interacting with those you help can be very fulfilling&comma; especially if you highly value altruism&period; Careers in education and healthcare  are excellent choices for altruistic people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Creativity Expression<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A career that allows to express your personality&comma; talents and ideas will be most satisfying if you&&num;8217&semi;re a creative  person&period; Purely objective work would not be fulfilling for you&period; Creativity expression isn&&num;8217&semi;t limited to artistic professions&period; Many careers will require you to think of new ideas&period; Careers to consider&colon; writer&comma; teacher&comma; interior designer&comma; graphic designer&comma; web developer&comma; photographer&comma; marketing director&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more about career values&comma; read <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;0316167266&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;ss&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;camp&equals;1789&amp&semi;creative&equals;390957&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;0316167266&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;tag&equals;colcarlif-20"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">Do What You Are&colon; Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><img style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;assoc-amazon&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;colcarlif-20&amp&semi;l&equals;as2&amp&semi;o&equals;1&amp&semi;a&equals;0316167266" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0" &sol;>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon; 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