Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach

Author(s): Jen Colvin Walker

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2013

Pages: 158

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Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach is designed to help students learn a systematic process of decision making that can be utilized while in college or any time in the future when career changes or additional career choices are made.

Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach benefits:

  • students searching for a major and career path.
  • students who have a general idea of what career path to take.
  • students who want confirmation of their current career plans.
  • individuals who want to change careers at a later time in their lives.

 

Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach:

  • emphasizes the significance of knowing how to navigate career choice.
  • stresses the importance of flexibility in planning and in developing multi-dimensional skills.
  • updates the projections about occupational outlook.
  • provides additional electronic resources from which students can obtain current facts about the world of work.

 

Chapter One: Career Choice Journey: Connecting the Dots

Chapter Two: Elements of Effective Decision Making

Chapter Three: Self-Assessment: Interests

Chapter Four: Self-Assessment: Skills

Chapter Five: Self-Assessment: Personality

Chapter Six: Self-Assessment: Values

Chapter Seven: Examining Priorities and Synthesizing

Chapter Eight: Career Exploration

Chapter Nine: Making Decisions

Chapter Ten: Developing a Plan of Action

Chapter Eleven: Clueless and Other Uncertainties: Changing Mind-Sets

Appendix A: Career Investigation Exercises

Appendix B: Career Analysis

Appendix C: Sources for Career Exploration

Appendix D: Self-Assessment/Decision Making

Appendix E: Self-Assessment/Decision Making Examples

Appendix F: Informational Interview Form

Appendix G: Supplemental Articles on Changing Majors

Appendix H: Supplemental Resources of Myths About Major and Career Choice

Appendix I: Supplemental Resources for Top Jobs in 2013

Jen Colvin Walker

Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach is designed to help students learn a systematic process of decision making that can be utilized while in college or any time in the future when career changes or additional career choices are made.

Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach benefits:

  • students searching for a major and career path.
  • students who have a general idea of what career path to take.
  • students who want confirmation of their current career plans.
  • individuals who want to change careers at a later time in their lives.

 

Career Decision Making: A Systematic Approach:

  • emphasizes the significance of knowing how to navigate career choice.
  • stresses the importance of flexibility in planning and in developing multi-dimensional skills.
  • updates the projections about occupational outlook.
  • provides additional electronic resources from which students can obtain current facts about the world of work.

 

Chapter One: Career Choice Journey: Connecting the Dots

Chapter Two: Elements of Effective Decision Making

Chapter Three: Self-Assessment: Interests

Chapter Four: Self-Assessment: Skills

Chapter Five: Self-Assessment: Personality

Chapter Six: Self-Assessment: Values

Chapter Seven: Examining Priorities and Synthesizing

Chapter Eight: Career Exploration

Chapter Nine: Making Decisions

Chapter Ten: Developing a Plan of Action

Chapter Eleven: Clueless and Other Uncertainties: Changing Mind-Sets

Appendix A: Career Investigation Exercises

Appendix B: Career Analysis

Appendix C: Sources for Career Exploration

Appendix D: Self-Assessment/Decision Making

Appendix E: Self-Assessment/Decision Making Examples

Appendix F: Informational Interview Form

Appendix G: Supplemental Articles on Changing Majors

Appendix H: Supplemental Resources of Myths About Major and Career Choice

Appendix I: Supplemental Resources for Top Jobs in 2013

Jen Colvin Walker