Chapter 7: Decision-making Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Let’s discuss “Life is the sum of all your choices.” ~Albert Camus nasirkhan Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved What decisions are next? wavebreakmedia ltd Andresr Nitr Maksim Toome Dmitriy Shironosov paul prescott Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved School RTimages iQoncept Graduate school Courses Academic Decisions Major Study abroad Steven Frame Florence McGinn Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Warren Goldswain Supri Suharjoto Decisions during hxdbzxy shock college Tyler Olson kentoh Oleksiy Mark Lisa S Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Before entering workforce Finding job Other options Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved iris 42 joingate Lifelong learning and ongoing career doglikehorse development Anson0618 woodsy Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Improve your decision-making skills Four Decision-Making Approaches Logical thinking • • Trusting your intuition • • Pleasing others • • Avoidance or procrastination • • Gathering facts and analyzing data Assessing outcomes and taking action Relying on emotions or intuition Feels "right“ Outcomes or goals presented by others May not match your goals Can initially feel good Miss the opportunity to be in control of outcome Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved CASVE cycle Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Tech savvy: Too much information about everything How you choose? • • Only the best will be right choice Good-enough will suffice More choices Higher expectations Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Greater disappointment 10 Your choices CAN feel better Save time for choices Spend time on the big Create your own that matter questions alternatives Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 11 Create Opportunity from Unexpected Events Adapt to new information Reframe undecidedness Take advantage of Chance events can happen opportunities any time Be open-minded Happenstance Theory Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Choose to be engaged 12 Take advantage of opportunities Before Remember how you have prepared During Remain alert and recognize opportunity After Initiate actions to benefit Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 13 Embracing differences: Role Models Self-efficacy belief inmodels one's own Increased- with role capability Yuri Arcurs Diminished without role models Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 14 Decisions to make Major • Can motivate you to succeed if interested in Education or training • Skill development throughout lifetime subject Educational decisions • Help you learn unique set of skills that can be incorporated into career Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 15 Work with awareness Increase maturity Explore interests Gap year Generate relationships Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Build transferable skills 16 Options for Gap Year Andresr Suat Gürsözlü inkspotts Maridav Kurhan Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 17 From decisions to action Decision does not mean commitment to long-term career Good decisions Increase skills Mobility Higher level of responsibility Flexibility iQoncept Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 18 Career decisions require action Define your interests Choose appropriate decisions Narrow choices Select target jobs/industries Move toward action steps jonas ronnegard Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 19 Thought Questions • Have you identified the decisions you need to make next? What are they? • Do you feel prepared to start making decisions in your career? • Can you identify the decisions that seem most difficult to you? What are they? Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 20 ... commitment to long-term career Good decisions Increase skills Mobility Higher level of responsibility Flexibility iQoncept Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 18 Career decisions require... outcomes and taking action Relying on emotions or intuition Feels "right“ Outcomes or goals presented by others May not match your goals Can initially feel good Miss the opportunity to be in control... subject Educational decisions • Help you learn unique set of skills that can be incorporated into career Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning All rights reserved 15 Work with awareness Increase maturity