Students - What's involved in Career Choice?
The relationship between these four factors is outlined in the diagram below:
Knowing About Myself
Such as:
My values Example: security
My interests Example: working with people
My skills Example: using a computer to plan a budget
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Knowing About My Options
Understanding specific occupations, programs of study, and jobs
Examples:
What are typical work tasks for an estate agent?
How much mathematical ability is required for an MSc in Economics?
What is the average starting salary for a retail salesperson?
What type of training is required to be a physiotherapist?
Understanding how occupations and programmes of study can be organized into interest and personality groups
Examples:
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional
Understanding how job settings can be organized
Examples:
Business/Industry
Government
Education
Non-Profit sector
Professions
Private Enterprise
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Knowing How I Make Decisions
How do I usually make important decisions?
Examples:
Intuitively, according to what feels right
Rationally/Systematically, step by step
In my own head, keeping it to myself
By talking it over with others
etc.
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Thinking About My Decision Making
What are the barriers? Are they inside?
Step 1. Listen to your Self-talk
Example: "I'll never be able to make a good career choice."
Step 2. What are you really saying by that?
Example: "I'm getting very scared about this."
Step 3. Be aware of and control your self-talk
Example: "I can't really predict the future and imagining failure is not going to help me find a good job."
Or outside?
Examples: money, social/cultural disadvantages, family members, discrimination.
If so, work with others to deal with external circumstances and problems. The previous page suggests some sources of help.
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Leagan Gaeilge
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