O*Net Work Importance Locator (O*Net WIL)

O*Net Work Importance Locator (O*Net WIL)

The O*Net Work Importance Locator (O*Net WIL) is a survey that helps you learn more about your work values and can help you decide what is important to you in a job. Knowing your work values can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you might want to explore.

• This survey contains 20 questions. 
• There are no right or wrong answers.
• You will rank different aspects of work that represent six important work values.:
  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Recognition
  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Working Conditions
• You will get scores for each of the six work values. These scores show how important each of the work values is to you. You will also be able to explore careers that are linked to your work values. The more a job agrees with your work values, the more likely you are to be satisfied with that job.
• This is NOT a timed survey.
• You can stop and restart at any time. Most people take about 20 minutes to complete this survey.
• Spanish translation is available.
• You can download a PDF of your results. Your results will remain on the Assessments page for future reference.

Take the O*Net WIL

1. Select Assessments from the top navigation.
2. Select Start New to the right of the O*Net Work Importance Locator in the Values Assessments section.
   

NOTE:  If necessary, you can access Spanish translations for all surveys from the Spanish Translations box at the top of the Assessments page.

O*Net WIL Instructions 

• There are 20 Work Value Cards. These cards contain statements about different aspects of work.
• Drag and drop the cards into groups based on how important the statement on each card is to you about your ideal job (i.e., the kind of job you would most like to have).
• The Work Value Cards are on the right side of the screen. 
  • Scroll down to read all of them. 
  • Read each one carefully and think about how important it would be for you to have a job like the one described on each card.
• The grid for placing cards on the Work Importance Chart is on the left side of the screen.
  • There are five rows on the chart ranging from the Most Important (5) at the top to the Least Important (1) at the bottom.
  • Drag and drop each card into the row that best matches how important it is for you to have a job like the one described on the card. 
  • You may move the cards around into different rows until you feel ready to submit.
  • When you are done, the four most important statements should be in Row 5, the four next most important should be in Row 4, and so on. The four least important statements should be in Row 1.
    
• You must answer all of the questions before you can submit them. 
• Your answers will be saved automatically.
• You may leave and return to the survey by clicking Save & Quit.
• Your results will be available immediately after you click Submit.

View your Results

1. From the Assessments page, select Results to the right of the completed assessment.
   
2. Your results will load.
3. Select Back to return to the Assessments page.
4. Select Download to produce a printable PDF or your results.