CAREER

CHOICES
GROUP 5 
Cossid, King  Philippe - Leader
Alcomendras, Francis Xavier C.
​Apoleriano, Nhestlei Anthony
Durico, Lorence Mae
Noval, Hanna Grace
​Sigue, Nelson Pocholo
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PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
FACTORS IN CAREER
DECISIONS
• Psychological Factors
• Social Factors
• Economic Factors
• Cultural Factors
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FACTORS
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

• The first factors that can impact an individual's occupational

choice.
• These factors include:
       •    Interest
• Aptitude
• Intelligence
          
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1. Interest

• A person's performance in any career,

is closely related to his/her interests 

• Deciding on a career that suits you

interest is a very important consideration
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2. Aptitude

• Refers to the potential one has for

learning in the future

• These are attitudes or talents that

help people in their ability to work.
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3. Intelligence

• A job requires an employee to have a

level of intellectual ability for them to
perform effectively and efficiently.
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SOCIAL FACTORS
• Are factors that have a huge impact on the occupation of an
individual.
• These include:
• Personality
• Attitudes
• Lifestyle
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1. Personality

• These factors help to determine if a

person is suitable for a job or not.

• It is important for adolescents to

understand themselves and their
personality to know what career suits
them.
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DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES

1. REALISTIC ORIENTATION 2. INVESTIGATIVE 3. SOCIAL ORIENTATION 

ORIENTATION

Characterized
by aggressive Career paths
Possible career Characterized by Characterized by
behavior, may be
paths may cognitive Career paths interpersonal
physical action psychology,
include activity like are heavily relationships
which requires diplomatic
farming, thinking, related to rather than
skill, strength, corps, social
forestry, and organizing, and science. physical or
and work and
sports understanding. mental activity. 
coordination. nursing.
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DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES

4. CONVENTIONAL ORIENTATION 5. ENTERPRISING 6. ARTISTIC ORIENTATION 

ORIENTATION

Possible career
Possible career Characterized by Career paths
Characterized Characterized by paths may be
paths may be self-expression, may include
by structured, verbal ability to management,
civil service, artistic creation music, arts,
rule-regulated lead, and mold law, public
accounting, and expression drama, dance
activities.   others relations, and
and finance. of feelings. and education.
teaching.
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2. ATTITUDES
• Two of the most important
attitudes in deciding you
career are planfulness and
curiosity.

• Attitudes toward planning

orientation allows adolescents
to be more aware of their
choices and the ability to
prepare for immediate and
distant choices

• Attitudes toward curiosity

means to explore world of
work and one's place in it
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3. LIFESTYLE
• Life style preferences which include
criteria such as salary, work/life,
balance, and location
are considered being the most
influential factor in career choice.

• The salary of your chosen

profession is likely to impact your
career option. If the
job pays low compared to other
jobs it may discourage adolescents
from choosing it.
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3. LIFESTYLE

• Balance is important to any
given profession because some
professions demand to give more
time and effort towards it to your
personal life.
• Location can influence your career
options because some jobs may
force you to live in a specific area
to be able to go to work and this
can really discourage potential
employees.
ECONOMIC FACOTRS
• Money plays a key role in career
decisions especially adolescents from
lower economic backgrounds. 
• So even if a student has the
intelligence to get into a prestigious
school if he/she cannot get a full
scholarship he/she may have to think of
something else.
 CULTURAL FACTORS
• Culture refers to the community of people live in, and the
values that they hold.
• Most Filipinos are more likely to choose a career based on
their family's wishes rather than their own interests.
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IMPORTANCE OF
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN
CAREER DECISIONS
 REASONS WHY PERSONAL 19

DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT

1. It helps you understand yourself better.

2. it assists you in creating your goals and

life purpose. 

3. It guides you in managing and spending

your time effectively. 

4. It enhances your ability to handle

stress, adversity, and change.
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DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT

5. It supports you in managing your

finances more wisely.

6. It teaches you to build better

relationships with people.

7. It allows you to live a balanced lifestyle.

8. it provides an opportunity to take care

of your health.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER
DECISIONS
1. SELF-AWARENESS
• This is where you get to
know who you really are.

• Your values, beliefs, and

the purpose you wish to
pursue are all part of this.

• Learning what makes

you happy and what
future you want can
influence your career path.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS

2. A sense of Direction
• After gaining self-awareness, decision making becomes a lot
easier.

• You start to notice what things are important to the future

and those that are not and only pursue what you need.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS

3. Improved focus and effectiveness

• There will be times where multiple tasks are looking for your
attention.

• As your personal development improves, prioritization

becomes much easier.

• You are clearer on you career and life objectives and you can

quickly identify which tasks will give you the best result with
the resources available.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS

4. More motivation 
• When you know what you want in life, it is easier for you to
see the benefits of taking action.

• Even if the task ahead is monumental, you keep on pushing

forward because you are motivated to reach you goal.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS

5. Greater resilience  

• When tough times occur, you need

to have the skills and attributes to
deal with them effectively. 

• Personal development cannot
prevent all bad things from
happening.
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DEVELOPMENT IN CAREER DECISIONS
6. More fulfilling relationships 
• Relationships are like a double
edges sword. Some will lift you up
and some will drag you down.

• When you improve, you will see

which relationships need to be cut
loose.
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