Matching Jobs and People

Learn how to align people, jobs, and work processes through values. In this advanced course for ValueMatch Certified Coaches and Practitioners, you’ll discover how to express work processes and jobs in terms of value systems, identify the required competencies, and match them with people’s motivations and values. This approach creates alignment, engagement, job satisfaction, and lasting performance.

Join us, March 23 - 2027 (other dates, see below)

Early bird discount available until January 15  2027

Certified practitioners

Live sessions

Time investment

Assessments included

Why alignment matters

Mismatches between people and their work often arise not only from missing skills but from a deeper misalignment of values. Most competencies are rooted in a specific value system, and if a person has not developed that system, the related competencies cannot fully grow. By working with the Values-Based Job Profile, you ensure that people have both the motivation and the capacity to develop the competencies their role requires.
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Application

The Work Pattern Model

The ValueMatch Work Pattern Model connects work processes and responsibilities to values. It identifies six Work Patterns — cohesion, intervention, task execution, innovation, participation, and integration — each representing a distinct combination of external approach and internal principles. Understanding these Work Patterns allows you to translate tasks and responsibilities into value systems.

Creating the
Values-Based Job Profile

You’ll learn to build a complete job profile based on value systems and required competencies. Using the Work Pattern Model and ValueMatch templates, you’ll map responsibilities across the Spiral Dynamics colors and visualize how much each system contributes to the job. The result is a clear picture of what truly drives performance and job satisfaction in that role.

From job profile to people matching

By comparing the Values-Based Job Profile with a person’s Values Assessment, you’ll see how well their motivations fit the job and culture. This method supports recruitment, coaching, and HR development, helping you identify where alignment is strong and where tension may arise. It provides a shared language for people, leaders, and organizations.

Course information

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Blended learning

The course consists of three online sessions of two hours each. You’ll work with one or two real positions from your own practice and create complete job profiles. Between sessions, you’ll apply what you’ve learned, match people to jobs, and bring your findings back for discussion and feedback. We use a blended learning approach, combining live sessions with online materials, exercises, and self-paced study to deepen understanding and practical application.

ValueMatch Certified Coach or Professional

This program is designed for those ValueMatch-certified professionals and coaches already familiar with the ValueMatch assessments and Spiral Dynamics. It’s ideal for coaches, HR professionals, and consultants who want to apply values-based tools in recruitment, team development, and organizational change.

Discount for contractors and small businesses

The fee for small businesses (up to 20 employees) is € 595, the fee for corporations is € 695. Prices exclude VAT when applicable (in the Netherlands and private participants in the EU).

Certification

Upon successful completion, you will be certified to use the ValueMatch Value-based Job Profile tool.

Bundle of assessments

The workshop includes free values assessments for the participants, as well as two values assessments to practice with. Participants get a license to use the ValueMatch Values-Based Job Profile and order Values-Based Self-Assessments. 

Languages

English is the language for our online course and the sessions. The Value-based Job Profile documents are available in Dutch and English, but if you need them in another language, we can work with you on translating them.

Matching Jobs and people

After completing this course, you’ll be able to create Values-Based Job Profiles, match people and jobs, and recognize sources of values tension in organizations. You will also be able to work with the ValueMatch Values-Based Self Assessment, which includes our Values Assessment. You’ll have a practical framework to advise leaders and HR professionals on how to build more value-aligned, effective, and human workplaces.

Sessions and time investment

Once you sign up for this training, you can directly start your learning journey by using the online materials. Below you find the times and dates of the online sessions. We estimate that, besides attending these sessions, you will need about 4 to 6 hours to complete this course. This includes the time you spent analyzing profiles and conducting debrief/coach sessions.

Live sessions

I highly recommend Value Match’s new tool, Matching Jobs and People, as an excellent solution for precise job profiling in terms of both values and competencies.
Nikolay Kirov
Director co-owner Kirov Poland https://kirov.pl
The tool offers a structured and insightful way to reflect on all key aspects of a given role, helping organizations better understand what is truly required for successful performance in a specific position. It supports a deeper analysis of the work environment, responsibilities, expectations, and personal characteristics most aligned with the role.

The accompanying course is also highly valuable. It provides a practical opportunity to prepare, conduct, and analyze various job-related forms and profiles, while at the same time deepening one’s understanding of how to apply the Value Match methodology in real organizational contexts.

Overall, Matching Jobs and People is a powerful and practical tool for anyone who wants to improve the quality of job-role analysis, recruitment, talent development, and people-role alignment.Normal text.

Instructors

Paul Zuiker

Paul Zuiker is co-founder of ValueMatch and the architect of the Values-Based Job Matching Profile. Certified by Dr. Don Beck as a Spiral Dynamics Master Practitioner, he has been conducting Spiral Dynamics–based training since 2007. Combining values research with practical consulting, he designs innovative methods to align people, culture, and structure in organizations. Paul’s work bridges theory and application, helping clients build systems where people and purpose naturally connect.

Auke van Nimwegen

Auke van Nimwegen is co-founder of ValueMatch and one of the founders of the Don Beck Spiral Dynamics Integral Foundation. Having worked closely with Dr. Don Beck since 2007, he is a Spiral Dynamics Master Practitioner authorized to teach certification programs. As an entrepreneur and organizational development consultant, Auke has decades of experience guiding leaders, teams, and organizations in culture transformation, values alignment, and personal development. His work integrates deep theoretical insight with practical tools for meaningful and sustainable change.

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