4. Decisions You Make
• We are constantly faced with decisions.
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Plans for the weekend
What classes you will take next semester
Plans for the summer
Which college to go to
Which major to focus on
What occupation to begin in
To continue education or not
5. Your Decision Making Style
• We tend to consistently use the same style of decision making
• Your decision making style is determined by your personality and
what is most comfortable
• In the following slides you will review the 8 different decision
making styles
• Which style or styles do you use most often?
6. Agonizing Style (1)
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Getting lost is all the information
Getting easily overwhelmed with analyzing alternatives
Going back and forth between options
Taking time, sometimes large amounts of time to make a decision
7. Compliant Style (2)
• Leaning heavily on other’s input in your decision
• Letting someone else decide for you
• Following someone else’s desires
8. Delaying Style (3)
• Postponing thought or action regarding the decision until a
later date
• Putting the decision off as long as possible
• Avoiding the decision at times
9. Fatalistic Style (4)
• Letting the environment decide
• Leaving the decision up to fate
• Trusting that what is supposed to happen will happen without
investing a lot of time or energy into the decision
10. Impulsive Style (5)
• Giving little thought or examination to the decision at hand
• Taking the first alternative
• Acting quickly
11. Intuitive Style (6)
• Going with your gut feelings
• Making a decision without gathering a lot of facts or details
• Trusting your own instincts
12. Paralysis Style (7)
• Accepting responsibility but feeling unable to approach the
problem
• Feeling frozen or stuck
• Moving slowly towards a decision due to inability to
determine best path
13. Planning Style (8)
• Rational approach with a balance between the cognitive and
emotional elements
• Going through a process
• Examining alternatives and gathering information
• Coming to a decision considering the options
• High potential for feeling satisfied
14. Reflection
Answer the following Questions
1.Discuss the decision making styles you typically utilize
2.Discuss the advantages of your style
3.Discuss the disadvantages of your style
4.How would you ideally like to make decisions?
16. Making a Career Decision
• Utilizing the Planning approach is most successful
• Requires…
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Motivation
Time
Resources
Support
17. Self Assessment
• Exploring in an objective way who you are; the
gifts, talents, and desires you possess
• Utilize vocational assessments to measure…
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Values
Interests
Personality
Skills
Life Experience
18. Occupational Exploration
• Once you know even more about yourself you
now have criteria to utilize in your occupational
search.
• Explore the world of work
• Utilizing data
• Career Resource Library
• Recommended web sites
• Utilizing people
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Professors
Upperclassmen
Alumni
Employers/Contacts
19. Actual Decision Making
• Sifting through the information about yourself
and the world of work
• Start to focus on an occupation with which you
will begin your professional life
• How can you gain a focus?
• Weigh pros and cons of a few options you are considering
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Gather any relevant detailed information
Conduct an internship within the field
Consult with trusted individuals
Make the decision
20. Questions ?
• Please email charlotte.anderson@uky.edu with questions
about the course content, and assignments
• Please email helpdesk@uky.edu or call (859) 218-4357 if you
have questions about technology issues
