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Chapter 5 • Developing an Individual Career Plan Succeeding in the World of Work

Evaluating Career ChoicesEvaluating Career Choices5.1

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

How to evaluate career How to evaluate career possibilitiespossibilities



After choosing a career that After choosing a career that seems right for you, you can seems right for you, you can begin planning the steps you will begin planning the steps you will take to achieve that goal.take to achieve that goal.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT



evaluationevaluationpersonal career profile form personal career profile form

KEY TERMS



Evaluation Evaluation usually involves comparing usually involves comparing and contrasting sets of data to rank and contrasting sets of data to rank them and determine winners.them and determine winners.

Evaluation can also involve weighing Evaluation can also involve weighing possible outcomes.possible outcomes.

Evaluate Your ChoicesEvaluate Your ChoicesEvaluate Your ChoicesEvaluate Your Choices

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Evaluation can also involve thinking Evaluation can also involve thinking about your choices in light of your about your choices in light of your values.values.




A A personal career profile formpersonal career profile form is a is a chart in which you compare what you chart in which you compare what you have learned about yourself with what have learned about yourself with what you have learned about a career you have learned about a career possibility.possibility.




In a personal career profile form, you In a personal career profile form, you use a 1-to-10 rating system to express use a 1-to-10 rating system to express how closely your how closely your personalpersonal and and career career informationinformation match. match.




ValuesValuesDoes this career match up well with my Does this career match up well with my values?values?

Interests Versus ResponsibilitiesInterests Versus Responsibilities Will the day-to-day responsibilities Will the day-to-day responsibilities interest me? Will I be good at them?interest me? Will I be good at them?




PersonalityPersonalityWill I be happy with the work Will I be happy with the work environment and hours?environment and hours?

Data-People-ThingsData-People-ThingsDo the data-people-things requirements Do the data-people-things requirements match up well with my own preferences?match up well with my own preferences?




Skills and AptitudesSkills and Aptitudes Do I have the skills I need for this careerDo I have the skills I need for this career—or the aptitudes to develop them?—or the aptitudes to develop them?





Education/TrainingEducation/TrainingAm I willing to get the education and Am I willing to get the education and training necessary for this career?training necessary for this career?



You should complete a You should complete a personal career personal career profileprofile form for each career choice you form for each career choice you have identified for yourself.have identified for yourself.




Have confidence in your research and Have confidence in your research and evaluations.evaluations.

Unless you define a goal, you are Unless you define a goal, you are unlikely to reach it.unlikely to reach it.

Make Your DecisionMake Your DecisionMake Your DecisionMake Your Decision



Your choice is Your choice is flexibleflexible..

Your choice will probably change as Your choice will probably change as your your life developslife develops..

Make Your DecisionMake Your DecisionMake Your DecisionMake Your Decision


Evaluating Career ChoicesEvaluating Career Choices5.1 Graphic OrganizerGraphic Organizer5.1


Evaluating Possible CareersEvaluating Possible CareersEvaluating Possible CareersEvaluating Possible Careers

MakeYour

Decision

Consider

CompareRatings

• Values• Interests vs.Responsibilities

• Personality• Data-People-Things• Skills and Aptitudes• Education and Training



ETHICS in Action

Change of PlansChange of PlansYour parents own a flower shop. Because Your parents own a flower shop. Because you are an only child, they assume that you you are an only child, they assume that you will take over the family business. They will take over the family business. They have offered to pay for your college tuition have offered to pay for your college tuition so that you can earn a management degree so that you can earn a management degree that will help you run the shop.that will help you run the shop.

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ETHICS in Action

Change of PlansChange of PlansYou have decided that you aren’t interested You have decided that you aren’t interested in business and have been taking courses in in business and have been taking courses in early childhood education so that you can early childhood education so that you can one day be a teacher.one day be a teacher.

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ETHICS in Action

Change of PlansChange of Plans

THINK ABOUT ITTHINK ABOUT ITHow will you tell your parents about your How will you tell your parents about your future plans? Do you think you should offer future plans? Do you think you should offer to help pay your tuition now that you have to help pay your tuition now that you have decided to major in education?decided to major in education?



Key Concept CheckpointKey Concept CheckpointComprehensionComprehension

1.1. Your uncle has been urging you to Your uncle has been urging you to pursue a career as a real estate pursue a career as a real estate broker. broker.

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However, you feel you’d prefer However, you feel you’d prefer working as a sales representative for working as a sales representative for a sporting goods manufacturer. a sporting goods manufacturer.

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How would you go about evaluating How would you go about evaluating these two career possibilities to see these two career possibilities to see which one might be better for you?which one might be better for you?

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Key Concept CheckpointKey Concept CheckpointCritical ThinkingCritical Thinking

2.2. Why is it important to evaluate and Why is it important to evaluate and determine the career that suits you determine the career that suits you best? best?


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