Career Management 3.02

One's environment includes all except

• home

• goals

• school

• community

A good example of impulsive decision-making is purchasing a car:

• without adequately finding alternatives.

• after thinking for one year.

• based on a friends opinion

• based on consumer reviews

What effect does a family’s history of jobs/careers have on a student’s

career choices?

• There will be no effects.

• The student might follow in a family member’s footsteps.

• The student will choose a career that no one in the family has

  chosen.

• The student might choose the career with the highest pay.

A person with good decision-making skills:

• waits until the problem has been identified by others

• evaluates all the information before making a decision

• always makes the right decision

• makes decisions based on feelings

How can a person determine that a decision was a good one?

• The decision met the persons goals

• The person is making more money

• family members think that it was a good decision

• The person is now using all of his or her skills

A person with good decision-making skills:

• did the decision help me meet my goal?

• am I making any money?

• did I follow all the steps in the process correctly?

• am I using all my skills and training?

A student who is trying to decide which career to choose is making which

kind of decision?

• minor

• routine

• major

• regular

After identifying interests, skills, and abilities, it is necessary to:

• match them with friends' results

• share them with an employer

• match them to possible careers

• do nothing

In decision-making, determine needs, analyze personal resources, and

then:

• consider choices

• gather information

• make a decision

• act on a decision

In the decision making process, a trade off is:

• an impulsive decision

• giving up one thing in return for another

• a three step process

• a group of alternatives