5.01 Understanding the decision making process as a component of career planning. Let the choices you make today be the decisions you can live with tomorrow.

5.01 Understanding the 5.01 Understanding the decision making process as decision making process as

a component of career a component of career planning.planning.

Let the choices you make today be Let the choices you make today be the decisions you can live with the decisions you can live with

tomorrow.tomorrow.

Types of Decisions by Types of Decisions by importanceimportance

Routine Routine Made oftenMade often Often so Often so minorminor that that

one probably does not one probably does not even know they make even know they make them.them.

Usually required little Usually required little thoughtthought

MajorMajor Are normally the Are normally the toughesttoughest because because they guide your they guide your careers and personal careers and personal liveslives

Tends to have lasting Tends to have lasting effects on a person effects on a person and normally take and normally take resources to decideresources to decide

Categories of DecisionsCategories of Decisions1.1. PersonalPersonal

ExamplesExamplesFamilyFamilyFriendsFriendsRelationshipsRelationships

2.2. Work/CareerWork/Career ExamplesExamples

Where to workWhere to workJob performanceJob performanceTransferring jobsTransferring jobs

3.3. ConsumerConsumer ExamplesExamples

Making purchasesMaking purchases FoodFood Services Services CarsCars Houses Houses

4.4. LifestyleLifestyle ExampleExample

Where do you want to live?Where do you want to live?

7 Decision Making Styles 7 Decision Making Styles

1)1) Agonizer Agonizer Spends a lot of time Spends a lot of time

making decisionsmaking decisions What college should I What college should I

attend?attend?

2)2) Mystic Mystic Makes decision Makes decision

based on intuitionbased on intuition Using a hunch or Using a hunch or

your gut feeling to your gut feeling to make a decisionmake a decision

3)3) Fatalist Fatalist Feels that he/she has Feels that he/she has

no control over no control over decisionsdecisions

4)4) Evader Evader ““ostrich style” – ostrich style” –

Ignores the decision Ignores the decision ““If I can’t see it, it If I can’t see it, it

didn’t happen”didn’t happen”

5)5) Plunger Plunger Makes “impulsive” Makes “impulsive”

decisionsdecisionsAn example of An example of impulse decision impulse decision making is purchasing making is purchasing a car, without thinking a car, without thinking about the purchase.about the purchase.

6)6) Submissive Submissive Let’s an authority Let’s an authority

figure make a figure make a decisiondecision

7)7) Planner Planner Thoughtful decision Thoughtful decision

maker – Makes maker – Makes decisions using the decisions using the Decision Making Decision Making ProcessProcess

Use the decision Use the decision making process when making process when purchasing a house or purchasing a house or deciding on a college. deciding on a college.

7 Steps of the Decision Making 7 Steps of the Decision Making Process Process

1. Determine Needs/Wants1. Determine Needs/WantsDefine the problemDefine the problem Determine what the Determine what the

question or concern is question or concern is and its importance to and its importance to your lifeyour life

Options for careerOptions for career

Options for Options for educational educational experiencesexperiences

2. Analyze Personal Resources2. Analyze Personal ResourcesIdentify ResourcesIdentify Resources

Make a list of your Make a list of your available resources to help available resources to help you reach your goals; time, you reach your goals; time, money, material , money, material , information, facilities, information, facilities, peoplepeople

Human resourcesHuman resources AptitudesAptitudes AbilitiesAbilities Friends/Family/ TeacherFriends/Family/ Teacher

Nonhuman resourcesNonhuman resources CarCar Savings accountSavings account

3.Gather information3.Gather informationConsider the AlternativesConsider the Alternatives

Explore all options open to Explore all options open to you you

Weigh the advantage and Weigh the advantage and disadvantagesdisadvantages

Ask yourself?Ask yourself?Will this decision have Will this decision have a bad effect on me, my a bad effect on me, my goals or anyone else?goals or anyone else?Will I be happy with this Will I be happy with this decision?decision?Will this help me reach Will this help me reach my goals?my goals?Is it illegal?Is it illegal?

4. Establish Goals4. Establish GoalsSet specific goals for Set specific goals for yourselfyourself Identify what you want Identify what you want

to accomplish from the to accomplish from the decisions you makedecisions you make

5. Make a Decision5. Make a DecisionMake a choiceMake a choice Choose a decision that Choose a decision that

will better help you will better help you reach your goalsreach your goals

Be happy with your Be happy with your choiceschoices

6. Plan to Reach Your Goal6. Plan to Reach Your GoalImplement the Implement the decisiondecision Put your plans into Put your plans into

actionaction

7. Evaluate the results7. Evaluate the resultsJudge how successful Judge how successful your plan was.your plan was.

Did it solve your problem?Did it solve your problem? Did you meet your goals?Did you meet your goals?

This will help you with This will help you with future decision making future decision making skillsskills

Are there any benefits for using the Are there any benefits for using the process?process?

Increases chance of reaching personal and career goals.Increases chance of reaching personal and career goals.Increases opportunity to gain related knowledge and Increases opportunity to gain related knowledge and experience.experience.Increases chance of personal satisfaction/fulfillmentIncreases chance of personal satisfaction/fulfillmentAffirms the difference between a series of jobs versus Affirms the difference between a series of jobs versus the career development process.the career development process.Can easily recognize the need to redirect goals as Can easily recognize the need to redirect goals as needed. needed. Provides a direct course of action for reaching personal Provides a direct course of action for reaching personal and career goals.and career goals.

Career Development Process and Career Development Process and the importance of itthe importance of it

1.1. Steps of the career development cycleSteps of the career development cycle1.1. AwarenessAwareness2.2. ExplorationExploration3.3. PlanningPlanning

2.2. Career decision makingCareer decision making1)1) Determine needs/wantsDetermine needs/wants

1)1) Options for careerOptions for career2)2) Options for educational experiencesOptions for educational experiences

2)2) Analyze personal resourceAnalyze personal resource1)1) TimeTime2)2) MoneyMoney3)3) MaterialMaterial4)4) InformationInformation5)5) FacilitiesFacilities6)6) PeoplePeople

3)3) Gather informationGather information1)1) Self informationSelf information

1)1) Lifestyle goalsLifestyle goals

2)2) PersonalityPersonality

3)3) Family/marriageFamily/marriage

4)4) RolesRoles

5)5) Structure of livingStructure of living1)1) Geographic for livingGeographic for living

2)2) Rural vs urbanRural vs urban

3)3) HousingHousing

4)4) NeighborhoodNeighborhood

6)6) Preference for meeting educational requirementsPreference for meeting educational requirements

2.2. Career informationCareer information1.1. environmentenvironment

2.2. education/training requirementseducation/training requirements

3.3. salary/benefitssalary/benefits

4.4. work valueswork values

5.5. duties/responsibilitiesduties/responsibilities

6.6. aptitude/ability requirementsaptitude/ability requirements

7.7. career outlookcareer outlook

8.8. Working scheduleWorking schedule

9.9. Lifestyle goalsLifestyle goals

10.10. InterestsInterests

11.11. ValuesValues

4.4. Evaluate options/make a decisionEvaluate options/make a decision4.4. Options for careerOptions for career

5.5. Options for education – college/training Options for education – college/training program/majorprogram/major

5.5. Plan to reach personal and career goalsPlan to reach personal and career goals

What will influence my decision What will influence my decision making?making?

Personal prioritiesPersonal priorities Lifestyle considerationLifestyle consideration HealthHealth RelationshipsRelationships Family upbringingFamily upbringing ResourcesResources EducationEducation ReligionReligion

CultureCulture Beliefs Beliefs

ValuesValues

Biases/StereotypesBiases/Stereotypes

EnvironmentEnvironment HomeHome SchoolSchool CommunityCommunity

What is the impact on career What is the impact on career decisions based on education, work decisions based on education, work

and family?and family?

Impact of family friendly programsImpact of family friendly programs• on site childcare programson site childcare programs• On site services (banking, uniforms, etc)On site services (banking, uniforms, etc)• ScheduleSchedule

• Flex timeFlex time• Job sharingJob sharing• TelecommutingTelecommuting

• Flexible spending accountsFlexible spending accounts• Counseling/employee assistance programCounseling/employee assistance program

Family Medical Leave ActFamily Medical Leave Act