MAKING DECISIONS Careers Chapter 3 Decisions Decisions Decision

MAKING DECISIONS Careers – Chapter 3

Decisions, Decisions ¨ Decision – choosing between two or more ________. ¨ Anytime you have more than one choice ¨ ____decision – One of the most important decisions you will ever make in your life.

¨ How do you make only 1 choice? ¨ Making decisions is part of ______yourself ¨ More you know about interests and personality, ____decisions become ¨ Why bother _____to make decisions better – Many people are unhappy – Didn’t plan – fell into a job – Decisions you make now – effect the decisions you will make all your life

The Decision Making Process ¨ Method you follow when you make a decision or choice ¨ Series of steps that lead you to a decision ¨ ___steps – Define what you need or want • _______ – things you must have to survive • ____ – things you’d like to have – Look carefully at your _____(everything you have available to get what you want – any skill or advantage you have. – Identify your _______ – Gather information on all your choices • Advantage and disadvantage of each

– Evaluate and ____your choices • Evaluate – judge the value or worth of something – Make your_____ – Make a plan to get started • ______– a method for achieving something

Applying the decision-making process to careers ¨ It’s never too early to make a career decision ¨ Tentative – the best decision you can decide on at a certain time, which can be changed later as you learn more. ¨ Planning and decision-making activities – Education level needed: hs, associate degree (2 yrs. ), 4 years of college, master’s degree, etc. – Classes needed in high school ¨ Seven tips about making better career decisions – 1. Other people will pressure you to do what they want you to do – 2. Don’t be afraid of failure

– 3. Pay attention to the decisions you make every day. – 4. Remember that decisions have both good and bad outcomes. – 5. Accept the outcome – 6. Remember, you can change decisions