Values are vague, global concepts, sometimes difficult to understand. A value is something that is important to you or that you feel has worth such as marriage, family, religion, education, etc. What has little value for one person may be of great value to another. Values tend to permeate and influence all aspects of our lives. Just as life is ever changing, so are values.
Values evolve and continue to develop just as the individual grows and develops.
Work-related values encompass a wide variety of specific elements. Interests and abilities are not the same thing. You may have interests in a field or interests in common with specific professionals, but you may lack the abilities necessary to be successful in this field. Similarly, you may have the ability to do a number of things in which you have little interest or little interest in common with those who are in the field. The meaning of interests is straightforward.