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Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Lesson 4.2 Career Strategy Lesson 4.2 Career Strategy

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2 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Discover How to make decisions about careers How to check your career decisions

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3 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Why Its Important Career choices are important decisions. Before making a choice, youll want to give time and thought to all the possibilities.

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4 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Key Terms decision-making process backup plan

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5 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Taking It Step by Step Use the decision-making process to decide on a career path. The decision-making process is the series of steps that help you identify and evaluate choices.

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6 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Seven Steps to a Career Decision Graphic Organizer Step 1Understand what you need and want. Step 2Review your career resources. Step 3 Decide what careers seem interesting. Step 4Research potential careers. Step 5Compare your choices. Step 6 Make your decision. Step 7 Reach your career goal.

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7 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Checking and Changing Direction Once youve put your plan into action, you need to evaluate your decision to make sure you are on the right path.

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8 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Checking and Changing Direction One way to make sure that you stay on a path thats right for you is to have a backup plan. A backup plan is an alternative course of action.

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9 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Evaluate, Evaluate! Evaluation is an ongoing process. At each point on your career path, youll want to stop and evaluate where you are.

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10 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Q and A Im afraid that Ill make the wrong career choice. How can I be 100 percent sure about my career decision? continued

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11 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Q and A Start by following the decision-making steps in this book. But remember, decisions dont have to be final. You can check and adjust your decisions along the way.

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12 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Keep Asking Questions One way to check your decisions along the way is to ask questions.

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13 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Starting Over You may decide to continue on your career path or go back and choose a different career. Never be afraid to start over.

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14 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Investigating Career Clusters Business Earning money by providing goods and services Management The direction or control of a business Administration Setting and achieving the goals and rules of an organization Business Earning money by providing goods and services Management The direction or control of a business Administration Setting and achieving the goals and rules of an organization continued Business, Management, and Administration

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15 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Investigating Career Clusters If you like business, numbers, and organizing things, then you might consider a career in business, management, and administration. Business, Management, and Administration

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16 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy Why is it important to use the decision- making steps when choosing a career? The decision-making process will help you identify and evaluate your choices. Why is it important to use the decision- making steps when choosing a career? The decision-making process will help you identify and evaluate your choices. Critical Thinking Review Critical Thinking Q Q A A continued

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17 Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Career Strategy When should you stop evaluating a career decision? Never; you should continue to evaluate the career youve chosen to make sure it still meets your needs and wants. When should you stop evaluating a career decision? Never; you should continue to evaluate the career youve chosen to make sure it still meets your needs and wants. Critical Thinking Review Critical Thinking Q Q A A

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End of Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions End of Chapter 4 Making Career Decisions Lesson 4.2 Career Strategy Lesson 4.2 Career Strategy