What makes for a satisfying career? As professors, we’ve taught many young adults preparing to embark on their careers, and we’ve also studied professionals at all experience levels in a variety of fields, including journalists, educators, architects, consultants, and health care workers. Time and again, in our interactions with students and interviews with professionals, we’ve observed that people’s desire to pursue careers aligned with their moral values is often central to their decisions about which jobs to pursue and which ones to forgo.