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Making my own choices and following my own path means more to me than fitting in with others.

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Values Compass Mini, 10-Item Quick Read

A 3-minute compass for the 10 core values that drive your life and career decisions. Original JobCannon test inspired by Schwartz's universal-values framework, instant top-value read with career and life trade-off cues. No signup. Want depth? Upgrade to the full Values Compass.

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What Is the Values Compass Mini?

The Values Compass Mini is a 10-item, first-person, 5-point agreement quiz that maps you across the 10 universal value categories first identified in Shalom Schwartz's cross-cultural research, Self-Direction, Stimulation, Hedonism, Achievement, Power, Security, Conformity, Tradition, Benevolence, and Universalism. JobCannon wrote every item from scratch in plain language so the read takes 3 minutes instead of 10.

Mini is the entry tier of the Values Compass family. It surfaces your top 1-2 values fast, gives concrete career and life trade-off cues, then opens the door to the deeper 21-item Values Compass Standard for a full radar profile and the 40-item Deep tier for cross-test integration with Big Five, RIASEC, and Career Match.

What You'll Discover

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Your top 1-2 of 10 universal values, what really drives your decisions

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Career environments that fit your value profile, plus the ones to walk away from

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Trade-off cues, where your goals naturally pull against each other

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A clear next step to the full 21-item Values Compass for the complete radar

What a Question Looks Like

Question 1 of 10

Making my own choices and following my own path means more to me than fitting in with others.

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How It Works

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    Answer

    10 questions, 3 min. Auto-advance — no manual Next.

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    See result

    Instant breakdown of your profile. Free, shareable, saved if you sign in.

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    Go deeper

    Premium unlocks the full report — careers, strengths, growth paths.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the Schwartz PVQ test?

No. The Values Compass Mini is a JobCannon-original instrument. We use Schwartz's theoretical framework, the 10 universal value categories he identified across 80+ countries, but every question is written from scratch in plain first-person language. We don't reproduce any PVQ items. If you want the academic Schwartz PVQ-21 with portrait-format items, take the Values Compass Standard tier.

Why only 10 questions?

Mini is designed for fast triage, one item per value, 3 minutes, instant top-value read. With one item per dimension, the result is directional rather than precise. If your top two values come out tied or you want a full 10-value radar profile, take the 21-item Values Compass Standard.

What are the 10 universal values?

Self-Direction (autonomy and own path), Stimulation (novelty and risk), Hedonism (pleasure and enjoyment), Achievement (recognition and competence), Power (influence and status), Security (stability and predictability), Conformity (rules and shared expectations), Tradition (heritage and continuity), Benevolence (loyalty to close circle), and Universalism (fairness, nature, strangers). These are the value categories Schwartz identified as recurring across cultures, age groups, and eras.

Can my top value change over time?

Yes. Schwartz's longitudinal research shows values shift gradually with major life transitions, parenthood, career change, loss, retirement. Security and Conformity tend to rise with age; Stimulation and Hedonism tend to decline. Retaking the Mini every year or two gives you a useful read on your motivational evolution.

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