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Chapter 2 • Getting to Know Yourself Succeeding in the World of Work

Decision MakingDecision Making2.1

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

The seven steps of the decision-The seven steps of the decision-making processmaking process

How to use the decision-making How to use the decision-making process to choose a suitable process to choose a suitable careercareer



Using a consistent and thorough Using a consistent and thorough decision-making process will decision-making process will enable you to make sound enable you to make sound decisions throughout your life.decisions throughout your life.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT



decision-making processdecision-making process

KEY TERM



A A decision-making process decision-making process is a logical is a logical series of steps used to identify and series of steps used to identify and evaluate possibilities and arrive at a evaluate possibilities and arrive at a good choice.good choice.

A Seven-Step ProcessA Seven-Step Process A Seven-Step ProcessA Seven-Step Process



Step 1Step 1 Define your Define your needsneeds..

Step 2Step 2AnalyzeAnalyze your personal resources. your personal resources.

Using the Decision-Making Process Using the Decision-Making Process to Choose a Careerto Choose a Career


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Step 3Step 3 Identify your Identify your careercareer choiceschoices..

Step 4Step 4 Research your career choicesResearch your career choices..



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Step 5Step 5EvaluateEvaluate your career choices. your career choices.

Step 6Step 6Make your decisionMake your decision..



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Step 7Step 7Plan how to reach your Plan how to reach your goalgoal..





Consider your hopes and dreams for the Consider your hopes and dreams for the future.future.

Step 1: Define Your NeedsStep 1: Define Your NeedsStep 1: Define Your NeedsStep 1: Define Your Needs

Where do you want to live?Where do you want to live?Do you want a job that allows you to Do you want a job that allows you to travel?travel?Do you hope to marry and have Do you hope to marry and have children?children?



Your Your personal resources personal resources are who you are who you are and what you have to offer.are and what you have to offer.

Step 2: Analyze Your Step 2: Analyze Your Personal ResourcesPersonal Resources


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Your resources include yourYour resources include your



values,values,interestsinterests,,aptitudes and abilities, andaptitudes and abilities, andpersonality traits personality traits and styles of and styles of learning.learning.



Step 3: Identify Your Career ChoicesStep 3: Identify Your Career ChoicesStep 3: Identify Your Career ChoicesStep 3: Identify Your Career Choices

Select several possible careers that Select several possible careers that match your personal goals and match your personal goals and resources.resources.

Keep your eyes and ears open to Keep your eyes and ears open to discover “what’s out there.”discover “what’s out there.”



Step 4: Research Your Step 4: Research Your Career ChoicesCareer Choices

Step 4: Research Your Step 4: Research Your Career ChoicesCareer Choices

Find out all you can about the careers Find out all you can about the careers you identified in Step 3.you identified in Step 3.



Step 5: Evaluate Your Step 5: Evaluate Your Career ChoicesCareer Choices

Step 5: Evaluate Your Step 5: Evaluate Your Career ChoicesCareer Choices

Look at your career choices in detail to Look at your career choices in detail to see if they match your see if they match your personal goals personal goals and and resourcesresources..



Step 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your Decision

It is important to make a decision and It is important to make a decision and have a plan, even if you later change have a plan, even if you later change your career goal. your career goal.

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Step 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your DecisionStep 6: Make Your Decision

If you discover that your career goal is If you discover that your career goal is unrealistic or undesirable, you can unrealistic or undesirable, you can repeat the decision-making process to repeat the decision-making process to arrive at a new goal.arrive at a new goal.

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Step 7: Plan How to Reach Step 7: Plan How to Reach Your GoalYour Goal

Step 7: Plan How to Reach Step 7: Plan How to Reach Your GoalYour Goal

Once you’ve reached your career Once you’ve reached your career decision, you can begin to plan how to decision, you can begin to plan how to reach your goal.reach your goal.


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Step 1: Define your needs.

Step 2: Analyze your personal resources.

Step 3: Identify your career choices.

Step 4: Research your career choices.

Step 5: Evaluate your career choices.

Step 6: Make your decision.

Step 7: Plan how to reach your goals.





Key Concept CheckpointKey Concept CheckpointComprehensionComprehension

1.1. Imagine that you’ve won a $1,000 gift Imagine that you’ve won a $1,000 gift certificate for audio/video equipment. certificate for audio/video equipment. Explain how you would use the seven Explain how you would use the seven steps in the decision-making process steps in the decision-making process to decide what to buy.to decide what to buy. continued

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Key Concept CheckpointKey Concept CheckpointComprehensionComprehension

2.2. Explain the importance of having a Explain the importance of having a strategy for choosing a career.strategy for choosing a career.

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Key Concept CheckpointKey Concept CheckpointCritical ThinkingCritical Thinking

3.3. Why might you use the decision-Why might you use the decision-making process many times before making process many times before finding the right career? finding the right career?


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