Question

Choose all that apply. Adrianna will be a college freshman soon and she is struggling to make a career choice. Which activities will help her?
1)exploring careers

2)reflecting on past mistakes

3)reflecting on skills, interests, values, and personality traits

4)using the PACED decision-making process

5)taking a career test


i think it is 1,3,4,5

Answer 1

You are correct. At this point in her life, it is not useful in a career search for Adrianna to reflect on her past mistakes. That will not help guide her future career decisions at this point.

Answer 2

At this stage where Adrianna is struggling to make a career choice, options 1, 3, 4, & 5 will be really helpful.  

All of these points are interrelated and facilitate decision making process. To make a well thought decision, it is very important for her to understand her own skills, interest, values and traits. Understanding her own self will help her to choose most suitable career option.  

To understand herself better, she can take multiple career tests. The results will give her better knowledge of her options. Basis her understanding and knowledge, she can explore numerous career options and finally use PACED decision-making process to settle for the final option. But what she doesn’t need is to dwell upon her past mistakes.