Articulating work values
Names which values weigh heavily in work, such as autonomy, security or meaning, and uses them when choosing roles and assignments.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Self-report with verification · rho 0.38 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Career Orientations, Motivation, Development Review
- Competency (50-framework)
- Self-awareness
- Trainability
- medium
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
Biodata and structured experience questions, empirically keyed against performance criteria.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Names with the help of a questionnaire or conversation which three work values weigh most heavily in own work. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Sets own work values against a concrete role, names where they clash and discusses that with the manager with arguments. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Makes work values discussable throughout the organisation and uses them when shaping roles and selection criteria. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Naming own work values Naming work values | Naming which values weigh heavily in work, such as autonomy, security, collaboration or meaning. | stable |
| V | Ranking work values by importance Ranking values | Putting a list of work values in order of importance and being able to explain the top three. | stable |
| V | Testing a vacancy against own work values Values fit check | Setting a job description next to own work values and judging the match per value. | rising |
| V | Testing an assignment against own professional values Professional values check | Checking before accepting an assignment whether it fits the values of the own profession. | rising |
| V | Discussing work values in a job interview Values conversation | Stating in an interview which values you look for and asking how they play out at the employer. | rising |
| V | Comparing organisational values with own values Values alignment | Setting the employer's core values next to own values and naming overlap and tension. | rising |
| V | Justifying a choice between two roles with values Values-based choice | Justifying a choice between two offers with the values each option does or does not serve. | rising |