{"id":3043,"date":"2023-09-19T15:53:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/?page_id=3043"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:57:23","slug":"3043-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/3043-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interests, Values, &amp; Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"604\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1901\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/files\/2012\/05\/Campus-Visit.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/files\/2012\/05\/Campus-Visit.png 1181w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/files\/2012\/05\/Campus-Visit-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/files\/2012\/05\/Campus-Visit-1024x523.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Explore Interests, Values, and Skills<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"> Your Interests, Values, and Skills: The Foundation of Your Personal Attributes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding the difference between your work interests, values in the workforce, and employable skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What you enjoy doing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about past experiences or activities that you have enjoyed participating in. This could be a specific course, extracurricular, or job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What matters most to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about important qualities you prefer in an occupation or industry. This could include a healthy work-life balance, engagement with people, or independent work. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What you are good at.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think about the activities you believe you excel in. This could be a character trait such as leadership or communication, a sport, or a certain activity such as public speaking. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How to: Explore Your Interests, Values, and Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a multiple ways to engage in self exploration and learn how your personal attributes intersect with the world of work. Self-assessments, career planning, coursework, and extracurricular activities are just a few options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Assessments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a free assessment that will determine occupational matches based on your personal attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personality Preference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.16personalities.com\/\">16 Personalities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skills &amp; Strengths<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/Skills\/skills-matcher.aspx\">Skills Matcher<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/Careers\/work-values-matcher.aspx\">Work Values Matcher<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for other activities to help with exploration? Consider finding student employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/employment\/\">Student Employment<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/academics\/\">College Classes &amp; Training<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/csi\/\">Co &amp; Extracurricular Activities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Interests, Values, and Skills: The Foundation of Your Personal Attributes Understanding the difference between your work interests, values in the workforce, and employable skills. Interests What you enjoy doing. Think about past experiences or activities that you have enjoyed participating in. This could be a specific course, extracurricular, or job. Values What matters most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":491,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"panels_page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3043","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/491"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3043"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6577,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3043\/revisions\/6577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}