CHAPTER 15
CAREER DECISION-MAKING APPROACHES
EXERCISE 15.1
SPIRITUAL AND INTERNAL RESOURCES IN CAREER
DEVELOPMENT
E. 1. Why is it important that you make your own career choice rather than have a parent or someone else
make it for you?
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E. 3. Give an example of when you were tired, yet were doing something that you really enjoyed, and felt
a burst of energy and plunged into the activity. (Energy)
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EXERCISE 15.2
CAREER DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
E. 5. What was it like when you first felt strongly that you needed to think through or rethink a career
choice? (Communication)
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E. 7. When you reexamined your abilities, interests, and values, what did you do to arrive at one or more
choices? (Synthesis)
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E. 9. How did you decide what actions to take in following through on your career choice? What did that
feel like? (Execution)
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