Considering Factors in Which has the greater weight?

choosing a Career Pros (advantages) What are Cons (disadvantages) What are
those? those?
1. Employment opportunity
Availability of job in the locality
and/or nearby areas.
2. Financial capability of parents
Availability of financial
resources to sustain the needs
to finish the preferred course.
3. Global opportunity High
probability to work in other
countries.
4. Health Enjoy good physical
and mental health and vitality;
enjoy physical and mental well-
being; be free from disease or
pain.
5. High paying
job/profession/income
generating career.
Compensation is far above the
regular received salary of
common workers.
6. Interest Preference for
certain kinds of activities.
7. Mental capacity Sufficient
understanding and memory to
comprehend in a general way
the situation in which one finds
oneself and the nature,
purpose, and consequence of
any act or transaction into
which one proposes to enter.
8. Personality The characteristic
pattern of behavior, thought,
and emotion that determine a
person’s adjustment to
environment.
 9. Prestige Become well-known;
gain the respect of others; be
acknowledged by others as
being better.
10. Social responsibility Social
and humanitarian values.
Name: ________________________________ Yr./ Sec. __________________
Activity Sheet No. 2: Factors to consider in choosing a Career
Student’s career choice: ______________________________________________