Table 1.1: table 1.1 Connecting Values, Interests, and Goals
Sample student Values Interests Possible academic and career goals
Liza
  • Supporting my family financially

  • Continually developing my knowledge and skills

  • Writing

  • Working with people

Take some courses that involve assignments like written reports and group projects.

Pursue careers that offer a good starting salary, a clear advancement path, and opportunities to use my writing skills and work on team-based projects.

Theo
  • Helping to foster a more inclusive society

  • Helping people in need

  • Taking part in campus activities

  • Spending time with members of my community

Join volunteer organizations on campus.

Learn about career opportunities at organizations that address problems affecting my community, such as poverty, crime, or mental illness.

Ahmed
  • Spending time with my family

  • Being recognized for my accomplishments

  • Being outdoors

  • Working with my hands

Take daytime courses that involve outdoor, hands-on projects (such as taking water samples for an ecology class).

Explore careers that let me work reasonable hours while also building a professional reputation (such as publishing articles about field research I conduct).