During their life and career span, people face many transition periods when they need to redefine their priorities, value their transferable competences, become involved in multiple role changes, adapt to new environments. In this context of change marked by fluctuations and uncertainties, the deeply rooted values – more than the interests and projects one might have at a given moment – represent a red thread, a stability element. In other words, during these socio-professional adventures during which identity benchmarks are unclear and uncertain individual values can represent a light that reveals the way towards the final target or at least towards what we define as a primary stage in reaching what we want or should want. The present study intends to prove once again the necessity of reconciliation between individual and socio-occupational values while reaching for professional and personal success. The first part of the study defines the key concepts and clarifies the role of values and personal interests in making educational and professional choices. The second part showcases the results of a research conducted in the Petroleum Gas University of Ploiesti, whose purpose was to establish the degree to which educational or professional satisfaction is determined by the congruence of values and personal interests with institutional ones.