3 Tips to Make Better Career Decisions - FlexJobs

3 Tips to Make Better Career Decisions - FlexJobs3 Tips to Make Better Career Decisions -Are you making the best career decisions for yourself? Are your actions moving you forward to a brighter career future? Our friend and renowned career expert Michael Dr. Woody Woodwardwrote about the ways that professionals make better career decisions.According to Dr. Woodys article on FoxBusiness.com, there are two types of career decision makers Sacrificers and maximizers.Satisficers tend to jump at the first option that meets their minimum set criteria for what they are looking for, whereas maximizers tend to be mora exhaustive in their search, availing themselves of as many options as possible before making a decision.Even though they spend more time exploring options, maximizers tend to be less satisfied with the choices they finally make.Are you one of the professionals who spends too much time thinking and not enough time acting?To make better career decisions that put your career on the right track and chugging right along, follow these three tips from Dr. Woody1. Keep it RealThe job market is tough, which means finding that ideal opportunity wont be easy. The fact is you need to understand the reality of what is available and adjust your expectations accordingly. The more realistic you are with your expectations the more likely that you will be satisfied with your choice.2. Be DecisiveSet some time parameters around your decision making. The longer the decision making process takes, the more anxiety provoking it can be. It may also be helpful to understand that being decisive doesnt mean being bound by that decision. Career decisions are not final and you can always make a change later. In todays environment, changing careers isnt unusual and is certainly not frowned upon like it used to be.3. Own Your DecisionsFocus on the positive benefits of your choices as opposed to mulling over the perceived opportunities missed by not going with one of the alternatives. In other words focus on the positive and be forward thinking.Michael Dr. Woody Woodward, PhD, is an Organizational Psychologist and author of the Amazon.com top-selling job hunting book,The YOU Plan, and newly released online courseYOU Plan for Career Change on Udemy. As a Member Savings Partner, Dr. Woody offers all members a discounted satz of $19 (50% off the standard rate) on his online course If youre a member, check out your Member Savings page for details on this and over 50 other great discountsReaders, how do you make better career decisions? Tell us in the comments below