1. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 121 CAREER DECISION MAKING 12.1 12.1The Decision-making Process 12.2 12.2Individuals and Decision Making Chapter 12

2. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 122 Lesson 12.1 THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS List and summarize each step in the decision-making process Understand how to use the decision-making process in making an occupational choice Objectives

3. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 123 DECISION MAKING Decision making involves choosing between two or more alternatives or options. Lesson 12.1

4. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 124 A FIVE-STEP PROCESS Defining the problem A problem is a question in need of a solution or answer. Gathering information Evaluating the information Making a choice Taking action Lesson 12.1

5. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 125 FIVE-STEP DECISION- MAKING PROCESS Lesson 12.1

6. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 126 OCCUPATIONAL DECISION MAKING Lesson 12.1

7. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 127 CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING OCCUPATIONS Lesson 12.1

8. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 128 INDIVIDUALS AND DECISION MAKING Identify and describe different decision-making styles Discuss the need to accept responsibility for career planning Explain three factors that can influence decision making Objectives Lesson 12.2

9. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 129 DECISION-MAKING STYLES Decision-making styles are typical ways of making decisions. Lesson 12.2

10. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 1210 COMMON DECISION-MAKING STYLES The agonizer The mystic Intuition is a feeling or hunch. The fatalist The evader The plunger The submissive The planner Lesson 12.2

11. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 1211 TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE Accept responsibility for making decisions Accept responsibility for taking action to carry out decisions Lesson 12.2

12. © Thomson/South-WesternSlideCHAPTER 1212 OTHER INFLUENCES ON DECISION MAKING Previous decisions Environment and experiences Environment is one’s surroundings, including neighborhood, family, friends, and the like. Experience is what you do and what happens to you in your environment. Real-world restrictions Reality factors are persons, events, or situations over which we have little control that often influence decisions. Lesson 12.2