This document summarizes Oliver Wighman's decision matrix for evaluating two potential career paths. The matrix considers 18 criteria such as work purpose, education benefits, international experience, work-life balance, location, and salary. Oliver scored each career path on a scale from 1 to 5 for each criterion and tallied the points to calculate a final score, with one path receiving a score of 78 and the other receiving a score of 83.

1. Matrix
Decision
PG
PG
Weighting
Professional
Purpose
5
Oliver Wighman 4
5
The Work
5
4
5
Career Path
5
5
4
Further Education Payment
4
4
3
Int'l Experience
5
5
5
Your Bosses
5
5
4
Network
4
4
5
Mentorship
5
5
5
Breadth
Oliver Wighman20 20 25 16 25 25 16 25 20
25 25 20 12 25 20 20 25 20
5
4
4
Stress Level
4
2
2
Low Turnover Rate
4
4
4
Reputation
5
3
5
Coolness Factor
4
3
5
Community
8 16 15 12 16
8 16 25 20 16
4
4
4
Personal
Location
5
5
5
Weather
3
5
5
Commute
5
2
2
Salary
4
4
4
Medical/Benefits
5
4
5
Family/Friends
4
4
5
Lifestyle
5
4
4
Industry
4
4
5
Future Salary
4
5
5
Time for Hobbies
25 15 10 16 20 20 16 16 25 16
25 15 10 16 25 25 16 20 25 12
5
4
3
Vacation Time/Sick/Personal Leave
0
0
4
3
5
438
466
100
108
Points Tallied
560
560
100
100
Total Points
78
83
100
108
Final Score