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MAKING DECISIONS

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?

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MAKING DECISIONS

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  1. MAKING DECISIONS Careers – Chapter 3

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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 • Effect each choice has on you

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

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