UCSF OCPD: Identifying your Values and Motivators

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Identifying your Values and MotivatorsUCSF Office of Career & Professional Development

Sara Ayazi, Program ManagerNaledi Saul, Director

Website: career.ucsf.edu

Facebook: @ucsfocpd

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Right Content(the issues you care about)

• Research topic, clinical issue,

population or system

Right Environment(how you want to work)

• Your values, strengths & work style,

etc., are recognized and rewarded at

that specific organization

The SweetSpot

of Work

Is a combination of….

Right Skill Set(your day to day tasks)

• Administration

• Clinical Care

• Communication (written or oral)

• Data Collection & Analysis

• Diplomacy

• Development

• Directing/Leading

• Education/Outreach

• Engineering

• Program Design &

Management

• Project Design & Management

• Public Affairs

• Research & Analysis

• Supervision

• Strategic Planning

• Teaching/Training

• Evaluation Design

• Finance

• Legal

• Management (resources or people)

• Marketing

• Policy Analysis

• Policy Development

Why Does This Workshop Exist?

The Sweet Spot of Work

Understanding Values Articulating & Prioritizing Your Values Recognizing How Your Values Manifest in Your Work Life Next Steps

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1. Define a “value” and describe why it is important

2. Articulate your values and prioritize which ones are most meaningful to you

3. Your Ideal Life: Sketch out what your work life would look like if this value was honored

4. Identify next steps to gain the information or develop the skills to assess if your values would be present in the career path or position you’ve chosen


Learning OutcomesBy the end of this session, you will be able to…


1. A value is a…

2. Where do your values come from?

1. What are

& why are they important?



1. A value is a…

2. Where do your values come from?

1. What are

A.

Any principles or priorities that are important to you



Factors that influence your values

Office of Career and Professional Development6

Family of origin

Community

where you were raised,

friends, classmates,

colleagues, supervisor,

mentors, teachers –

whoever’s in your

neighborhood, etc.

Cultural or

Spiritual Beliefs

Personal Experience

schooling, professional

experience, activities, life

experience, etc.


The funny & annoying thing about values is...

1. You don’t always choose your values

2. They are not always in line with the values of your environment

3. Sometimes we’re not aware of them

4. They can change over time

When you are not aware of or do not honor your values, you are

more susceptible to making decisions and being in situations that are

less satisfying for you.

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Categories of Values

1. Work Environment

2. Work Content

3. Work Relationships

4. Intrinsic & Personal Values

2a. Your turn: Reflectarticulating your values


Exercise 1:

1. Check off all the values that you currently consider important in both your career and life planning.

2. If there are any values that are not listed here, feel free to add them below.

2a. Your turn: Reflectarticulating your values


Some values are preferences, but others are deal breakers

Many of out values are ‘nice to have’, but it’s important that we look out for those that are not negotiable for us.

2b. Prioritizing your values



Exercise 2:

Prioritize up to 3-7 values that you selected on the Values Checklist, that feel non-negotiable to you.

Share your top 2 values with the person next to you. Why did you prioritize these two?

Your turn: Think, Pair & Shareprioritizing your values











3. Your Ideal Life

Sketch out what your work life

would look like if this value was

honored









The Four Stages of the Career Development Framework

Self Assessment

Career Exploration & Decision

Making

Internship, Job, Postdoc

or Residency

Search

Career Managemen

t

(Professional Success

Skills)


4. Next Steps



4. Next Steps


If you would like to reflect more on your values? • Schedule a 1:1 appointment. 476.4986

• Resources. Career.ucsf.edu

If you’d like to figure out if your current career plan

will honor your priority values?

• Informational Interviewing workshop

• Networking to Explore Careers workshop

• Linkedin UCSF Alumni Networking Group

If you’d life to assess if a particular position,

residency program of postdoc will honor your

values?

• Figure out what questions to ask and how to assess

professionally at our Interviewing Clinic

• Schedule a mock interview

• Glassdoor

If you would like to reflect more about the ideal job

for you?

• Values + Strengths=a great job!

• Attend our next transferable skills session: May 9th.

12-1pm. CL 220.


career.ucsf.edu

Identifying your Values and MotivatorsUCSF Office of Career & Professional Development

Sara Ayazi, Program ManagerNaledi Saul, Director

Website: career.ucsf.edu

Facebook: @ucsfocpd

LinkedIn: /ucsfocpd

Twitter:

@ucsfocpd

Career.ucsf.edu/listservs