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 Make your_________
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