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Q2 Week-8

The document discusses personal development and career decision making for adolescents. It emphasizes that self-awareness of one's skills, talents, knowledge, and behavior can guide career paths. Adolescents should invest in developing weaknesses and strengths to acquire skills needed for different careers. They must be properly guided to make well-thought decisions and understand what to focus on, given the variety of information in the world.

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Q2 Week-8

The document discusses personal development and career decision making for adolescents. It emphasizes that self-awareness of one's skills, talents, knowledge, and behavior can guide career paths. Adolescents should invest in developing weaknesses and strengths to acquire skills needed for different careers. They must be properly guided to make well-thought decisions and understand what to focus on, given the variety of information in the world.

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Supplementary Discussion for Week 8

It is important for an adolescent


like you to recognize that personal
development has been one of the
most important factors for career
decision making. As it capitalizes
on human development, being
aware of skills, talents, knowledge,
and behavior can direct you to a
path toward achieving your dreams.
There is a need to invest so much
on developing your weaknesses and
increasing strengths in order to be
equipped with skills required in this
generation. Since our world is
composed of varied information,
adolescents must be properly guided
to practice a well-thought decision
making opportunities to understand
the essential things to focus on.
1. Knowing Yourself
- It takes an initial step on self-exploration by
determining your interests, limitations, inner
talents, skills, and potentials that would help
create an image of your future self. Determining
personal strengths and
weaknesses can also give you a chance to set
bigger plans.
2. Identify Personal Skills

– A person’s skill differs from one person to


another. Once you realize your capacities, it is
important to concentrate on improving it even
further.
– After knowing your personal skills, expose
yourself to worthwhile activities like
training workshops, community projects,
school organization, and even extra-
curricular activities in school. Find
opportunities within your community where
you could learn new skills.
– There are plenty of career options that an
adolescent like you can choose from.
Should you wish to know more about these
options, you may compare the different
background of your chosen professions and
see if that suits your interest and skills.
– Think of your personal plan of actions on
how to achieve your set goals for the
future. In career planning, you may
include your teachers, parents, and peers
so that they can give you necessary
feedback in order to decide on a good
career choice.
Challenges of
Adolescents in
Choosing Career
1. Conduct Personal Research –
Reading few articles and journal entries about
the kind of career that you wish to have can help
you gather information which may be helpful in
your decision-making.
2. Invest in Acquiring Necessary Skills –
It is expected that adolescents do not have
enough skills at this stage; however, this is
earned through proper training involvements
and pursuing activities related to the kind of
field you wish to become expert with. Since
skills are acquired by hands-on experiences,
you
3. Refrain from Abrupt Decision
– One of the challenges adolescents’ encounters
is by deciding too early about what they want to
pursue even without adequate background
on that field. This is sometimes followed with
regret in the end because it is done
Creative visualization of
personal development
through the various stages
that you went through
• Culture
• Gender, Beliefs, and Behavior
• Economic and social conditions
1. Know your goals and aspirations in life.
2. Do a SWOT analysis of yourself.
3. Understand what would be the best available option.
4. Look at the positive and the negative side
5. Be patient enough
6. Do not get demotivated

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