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| New Hope Women's Shelter Career Services Making Decisions |
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| The Career Decision Process |
| "Life is the sum of all your choices." Albert Camus |
| Realize that it's TIME to make a career decision Find out who you are and what that might mean for your future Identify possible career choices Make a decision Develop a plan for obtaining the training/education needed* Enter the world of work!** |
| The Next Step: Make a Decision "I've identified some possibilities; now what?" |
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| For more information - check out these sites: Information Interviewing - a guide from the University of Waterloo that includes tips for conducting the interview, a questionaire for use in recording your data, and a demonstration video clip. More on Information Interviewing - from the University of Michigan. Career Decision Making Tool - check out this model from ACRN to learn more about the decision making process. This is a unique site, especially for young people. Work Values Checklist - A Texas A&M assessment that helps you identify what you value in a career. We'll do something like this in Taking Charge, as we work toward making final career choices. Work Values Inventory - another way of assessing values from St. Catherine's College. Take a look! |
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| Narrow the choices You've done your research. You've learned more about the jobs that sometimes interest people with your skills, abilities and personal characteristics. Now Taking Charge activities will help you identify which jobs make your top 10 and which ones just aren't for you. |
| Gather More Information It's back to the computers! The more specific information you can gather about your top choices, the more prepared you'll be to make a well thought out career choice. Other research options: Job Shadowing (spend a day on the job)and Information Interviewing. See Ms. James for information about New Hope's Career Partners - local businesses and professionals ready to answer your questions and help you get the information you need. |
| Evaluate Your Alternatives We identified choices based on your interests, abilities, and personality. Now we evaluate those choices based on your values. In Taking Charge, we'll help you identify what's most important to you in a job (Money, prestige, flexibility...) |
| Rank Your Alternatives The key word here is "Prioritize." You've probably narrowed your list still further after conducting more research. You've evaluated the pro's and con's of each. In Taking Charge, we'll help you rank your alternatives. |
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| Make a Choice Which alternative best suited YOU, your interests, abilities and personality AND was most likely to allow you to achieve the values you have identified as important to you? |
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| NOTES * After you've made your decision, you'll develop a plan to obtain the training or education you'll need to pursue your chosen career. Contact Ms. James for an individual meeting. Learn about various educational alternatives, what they cost, and what types of tuition help may be available to you. **Be ready for the hiring process. In Taking Charge, Thursday nghts are all about skill building. Learn to interview confidently and fill out applications correctly. Fun and Informative. |
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