Personal Development

Quarter 2 – Module 14:

Importance of Personal
Development in Making a Career
Decision

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Module 14
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Quarter 2 – Module 14: Importance of Personal Development in Making a Career Decision
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Personal Development
Quarter 2 – Module 14:
Importance of Personal
Development in Making
a Career Decision

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Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

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need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of
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your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
share insights about the importance of personal development in forming career
choices as adolescent. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

The module is composed of one lesson:

● Lesson 1 – Importance of Personal Development to Career Decisions

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. share ways on how to deal with the discovered strengths and weaknesses;
2. identify ways on how to decide for a career choice.
3. realize the importance of personal development in making career decisions as
adolescent.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. This is influenced by many factors which adolescents usually are anxious of

making.
a. Training and Experiences
b. Personal Development
c. Life Goals
d. Career Choice

2. An attitude of an adolescent wherein he/she chooses too early on what he/she

wants to pursue in their career, notwithstanding lack of knowledge about it.
a. Conducting Research
b. Abrupt Decision Making
c. Career Planning
d. Acquiring Necessary Skills

3. A strategy to solve potential problems in the future, know personal capacity,

and set goals for the future.
a. Career Plan
b. Plan of Action
c. Future Work
d. Career Choice

4. A strategy to know about the career that a person wants to pursue.

a. Involvement in the Society
b. Peer Interviews
c. Exposure to Experience
d. Conduct Research

5. An opportunity to acquire proper training and involvement in activities to

gain skills and expertise.
a. Career Planning
b. Abrupt Decision Making
c. Acquiring Necessary Skills
d. Conducting Research

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6. The first consideration in formulating a career plan.
a. Setting strategies to accomplish goals
b. Knowing one’s skills and capacity
c. Understanding the nature of the goal
d. Looking for solutions to the problem

7. A normal reaction of adolescents if they start planning for their future.

a. Happiness
b. Anxiety
c. Regret
d. Excitement

8. It is a way of joining activities that you like the most to discover more about
yourself.
a. Acquiring Skills
b. Personal Interest
c. Conducting Research
d. Strategy in Developing self

9. It takes an initial step on self-exploration by determining your interests and

personal limitations.
a. Identifying personal skill
b. Preparing career plan
c. Knowing the career options
d. Knowing oneself

10. The process of comparing and contrasting possible career options.

a. Career Planning
b. Strategize in Developing Self
c. Research on Career Options
d. Know personal interest

11. The following are examples of personal skills, except_____.

a. Leadership Skill
b. Cooperative Skill
c. Research Skill
b. Motivation Skill

12. The following are examples that influence an adolescent in career choice,
except _____.
a. Influence of Parents
b. Financial Resources
c. Personal Interest
d. Set Goals

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13. Learning to stand for what is good on your personal career can develop ___.
a. Self-confidence
b. Self-reliance
c. Self-introspection
d. Self-reflection

14. What is the importance of using strategies in developing oneself in order to

help in career decisions?
a. Looking for information using reading resources for research.
b. Finding learning opportunities in the community to learn new skills.
c. Leading a group for community involvement.
d. Analyzing oneself first in order to know strengths and weaknesses.

15. Which of the following is the best way on how to acquire new skill?

a. Learn a skill one time after the other for better mastery.
b. Learn skills all at the same time to acquire more.
c. Learn only what interests you and refrain from trying other things.
d. Learn to acquire a skill in the fastest time possible.

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 Lesson
Importance of Personal
14 Development to Career Decisions

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.

What’s In

Activity 1.1 Matching Type – Knowing the main ideas presented in this module
would help you better understand the concepts related to career decision making.
Match column A with column B to determine the definition of terms to be
encountered in this lesson. Write the answer on the space provided.

Answers Column A Column B

A. Exploring the nature of the work by
identifying information on potential
1. Personal Research
trainings and skills to be earned in a
choosing a career.
B. Choosing a profession based on
2. Acquiring Skills
your personal skills
C. Finding trainings, preparing career
3. Personal Interest plans, conducting research, and
knowing your self-interest
Strategy in Developing D. Identifying activities that you like the
4.
Self most to get involved with.
E. Learning to develop potentials by
5. Career Decision
trying out worthwhile activities

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 What’s New

Career Decision Making

[Link]
1. Knowing
Personal
Yourself
Skills

Choosing a
Career
3. Strategize
5. Career on
Planning Developing
Self

4. Research
on Career
Options

In making a career choice, an adolescent like you may undergo a process of

thinking and rethinking. You may find it challenging to make decisions right away
because of the different factors that you need to consider in career choices. There is
a suggested strategy in order to help you decide for your future career. The diagram
above could help you follow a step in analyzing the right career for you.

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 for the future.

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.

3. Strategize on Developing Self – 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.

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 Learning one skill at a time is a good way to see potentials and see how it can
benefit your future profession.

4. Research on Career Options – 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 and contrast the different background of your
chosen professions and see if that suits your interest and skills.

5. Career Planning – 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. Listening to experts also gives
additional help and guidance.

The diagram comes in a cycle so that you can go back to any step which you think
needs more self-reflection. In the process of decision making, you would discover
more about yourself and realize how important it is to make careful decisions
because it can direct you to the right path towards achieving your future career.

What is It

Challenges of Adolescents in Choosing Career

Career choice is probably one of the most challenging things that adolescents
like you are facing right now. There are several factors that influence decision
making: achievement in school, social and environmental condition, personal
interest, influence of parent, and financial resources.

Influence of
Parents

Financial Social
Resources Condition

Achievement Personal
in School Interests

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 Looking as these factors, realize how each factor influence you right now in
choosing and deciding on your future career.

You have the entire world to help you in making decisions. It is normal to feel
afraid in making career choices because you are dealing with an unfamiliar world
that you need to face. The thought of doing things independently brings enough
anxiety for a teen-ager while you try to deal with challenging tasks and continues to
discover more about life. Since there are factors that contribute to this fear, there
are suggested ways on how to deal with this personal issue in order to help you in
making career choice.

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.
Exploring the nature of the work by
identifying potentials for
professional growth, trainings to
undergo, skills to be earned, and security of finances may be some of the
things that you may look into for deciding a career. Talking with professionals,
family members, or experts in the field can also contribute to the amount of
ideas that you would be needing for you to start. If you are interested to know
more about running a business, asking an entrepreneur can be of great help.
Their authentic experiences and testimonials can help shed light to your
queries on the field that you wish to get into.
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
have to open yourself to many learning
opportunities that can contribute to your
well-being. In this manner, you can also discover your strengths and
weaknesses as a starting point in understanding the appropriate career that
suits your interests. Think about developing a skill that can be of advantage
for everyday usage and can be useful for your future career. Learning one
skill at a time would not divide a person’s attention, instead gives enough
process to master the desired skills effectively.

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 3. Refrain from Abrupt Decision – One of the
challenges adolescents encounter 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
without careful understanding. It happens
when peer pressure comes in the way when
you consider the voice of others to reign
over what you aspire for yourself. If you are
faced with this dilemma, it is better to talk
with an expert or parent because they can provide you with the proper
guidance in making appropriate decision. Learning to stand for what is good
on your personal career is a good manifestation of self-confidence and
independence.
To learn more about life is a life-long process. It involves learning and engaging
yourself with the varied opportunities. With these opportunities, you have to expect
plenty of changes and obstacles along the way that may either break or create you
as a person. The challenge lies on how you absorb and transform these challenges
into a worthwhile learning avenue in order to acquire necessary skills in enhancing
one’s capacity to accomplish short- or long-term goals.

The future world may seem too distant for your hands to reach; but it is never
too early to prepare for what lies ahead. Proper career plan, therefore, is necessary
to shape your life based on how you picture it. It begins with understanding yourself.
Knowing what you are good at and identifying areas for improvement are significant
in discovering the unseen qualities that you can use for self-transformation.

As early as now, you have to understand that planning for your career is a way
to explore individual capacity to accomplish a goal, to understand the nature of the
goal and look of possible solutions whenever struggle comes along the way, and to
set specific strategies to achieve life goals with appropriate actions and resources.

Keeping these things in mind can help an adolescent like you to have focus and
embrace challenges as part of a personal learning experience; hence, these learnings
are necessary to guide you in choosing the career that you wish to achieve.

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 What’s More

Activity 1.2 Multiple Choice: Analyze each statement and determine what is being
described. Choose the answer from the pool of options in the box.

A. Conduct B. Invest in Acquiring C. Refrain from Abrupt

Personal Research Necessary Skills Decision

______1. Watch/Listen to different testimonials from professionals who share

personal experiences on their field of expertise.

______2. Learn to weigh the suggestions given by your peers and your parents.
______3. Get involved with volunteer works in your community and meet other group
of people.
______4. Think and rethink before making a choice of career.
______5. Have enough time to think about what is best for your future.
______6. Read educational materials about the career that you wish to know.
______7. Learn to master a new set of skills beyond what you have right now.
______8. Know more information to whether your chosen career can provide financial
stability in the future.
______9. Join available trainings for the youth provided by the local agency units.
______10. Search for available learning opportunities within your community.
______11. Hear feedback from peers but realize which one is beneficial or not.
______12. Lead a group in promoting a program that can help other students like
you.
______13. Try to challenge yourself in doing unfamiliar tasks to discover potentials.
______14. Learn to stand for your decision after considering all the factors that might
influence your choice.
______15. Interview experts from the field of work to gather more information.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 1.3 My Own Guide in Choosing a Career

Choosing a career requires careful analysis of yourself and personal development. In
order to have a successful career option, you need to identify a process on how to
achieve it. Use the same diagram as the one in What’s New to create your very own
career guide. Then, share insight on how this will help you make career decisions.

1. 2.

Choosing a
Career

5. 3.

4.

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Activity 1.4 Forming my Future Career

After Senior High School I want This is how I look like in that
career. (Draw/cut-out pictures of
to pursue a career on, yourself)

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because________________________

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________________________________

________________________________

_______________________________.

These are the skills that I need to have to become successful in my career.
____________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________

After reading the articles in the In order for me to become

module, these are the things that successful in the future, these are
I have realized. the things that I need to do at
present.
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 What I Can Do

Activity 1.3 Share Insights

THEY MAKE AN IMPACT IN MY CAREER CHOICE

There are several factors that motivate a person in terms of choosing a career.
Share insights about how you perceive each of the influential factors in life and
tell how they contribute to your decision making.

Research on Career Options Personal Interest and Skills

Self-Independence Community Involvement

Financial Resources Knowledge and Skills Earned

Family Influence Feedback from Experts

Careful Decision Making Peer Influence

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. This is a strategy to know about the career that a person wants to have in
the future.
a. Conduct Research
b. Involvement in the Society
c. Exposure to Experience
d. Peer Interviews

2. This is influenced by many factors which adolescents usually are afraid of

making.
a. Training and Experiences
b. Career Choice
c. Personal Development
d. Life Goals

3. This is an attitude of an adolescent in choosing too early on a kind of career,

notwithstanding lack of knowledge about it.
a. Conducting Research
b. Acquiring Necessary Skills
c. Career Planning
d. Abrupt Decision Making

4. A strategy to solve potential problems in the future, know personal capacity,

and set goals for the future.
a. Future Work
b. Plan of Action
c. Career Plan
d. Career Choice

5. This is the suggested first step in deciding for a career plan.

a. Looking for solutions to the problem
b. Setting strategies to accomplish goals
c. Knowing one’s skills and capacity
d. Understanding the nature of the goal

6. This is a way to have proper training and involvement in activities to gain skills
and expertise.
a. Career Planning
b. Abrupt Decision Making
c. Conducting Research
d. Acquiring Necessary Skills

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7. This is a common emotion of adolescents as they start planning for their
future.
a. Happiness
b. Regret
c. Fear
d. Excitement

8. It is a way of getting into worthwhile activities that you like the most to
become better.
a. Strategy in Developing self
b. Acquiring Skills
c. Conducting Research
d. Personal Interest

9. The process of comparing and contrasting different career options that are
suitable for your skills.
a. Research on Career Options
b. Strategize in Developing Self
c. Career Planning
d. Know personal interest

[Link] is the initial step on self-exploration by determining your interests and

personal limitations.

a. Knowing oneself
b. Identifying personal skill
c. Preparing career plan
d. Knowing the career options

11. The following are examples of personal skills needed in gathering

background information about your chosen career.
a. Leadership Skill
b. Cooperative Skill
c. Research Skill
b. Motivation Skill

12. The following are examples that influence an adolescent in career choice,
except _____.

a. Set Goals
b. Influence of Parents
c. Personal Interest
d. Financial Resources

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13. What is the importance of using strategies in developing oneself in order to
help in career decisions?

a. Looking for information using reading resources for research.

b. Finding learning opportunities in the community to learn new skills.
c. Leading a group for community involvement.
d. Analyzing oneself first in order to know strengths and weaknesses.

14. Which of the following is the best way on how to acquire new skill?

a. Learn skills all at the same time to acquire more.

b. Learn to acquire a skill in the fastest time possible.
c. Learn only what interests you and refrain from trying other things.
d. Learn a skill one time after the other for better mastery.

15. Learning to stand for what is good on your personal career can develop ___.

a. Self-reliance
b. Self-confidence
c. Self-introspection
d. Self-reflection

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 Additional Activities

Activity 1.4 Creating My Career Timeline

Make your own career timeline. Starting from being a Senior High School student,
look at how you plan to develop yourself. Choose necessary actions that you need
to accomplish in order to achieve your future career. Share your insights using the
boxes.

This is how I plan

my future career

Working in my Chosen Career

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 Answer Key

B A A
D C B
B B A
A B D
C C D
A A C
A B D
B A B
C B B
D A B
C C C
C C D
D B A
B C B
A A D
Assessment What's More What I Know

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References
Juneja, Prachi. Role of Personal Development in Career Growth. Management Study
Guide. 2020. Accessed June 15, 2020
[Link]
[Link]

Titner, Eric. 5 Ways to Help your Teen’s Career Path. Personal Development.
Accessed June 5, 2020. [Link]
career-path/

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