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Career planning helps you to shape your career possibilities.It does not necessarily follow routine or logical steps.Each of us places weight on different factors and may consider certain phases of career planning at different times.Career planning includes gathering information about ourselves and about occupations，estimating1） the probable outcomes of various courses of action，and finally，choosing alternatives that we find attractive and feasible.Quite often，career planning helps people to see the kinds of assistance they need to d o what they want and helps direct them to available resources.What needs to be pointed out is that there are serious flaws in the ways many people make career decisions.The first is complacency2）。They ignore challenging information about the choice they make and take the attitude that “It won't affect me ”or“ it will never happen.”
A second flaw is defensive avoidance.When confronted with a decision and unable to believe they can find an acceptable solution，some people remain calm by resorting to wishful thinking or daydreaming or even procrastination3）。
A third flaw is hypervigilance4）。This occurs in career decision making when people believe there is not enough time to find a solution and they panic.They search frantically for career possibilities and seize on hastily contrived solutions，overlooking the consequences of their choice as well as other alternatives.People who are in a panic sometimes do not think clearly or logically.
The best coping behavior is vigilance.Vigilant decision making occurs when people believe that 1）a choice should be made，2）they can find a solution，and 3）there is enough time.Under these conditions，people evaluate each alternative，and work out contingency plans in case one or another risk appears.
Keys to Career Planning
1.Study yourself.This is the key to career planning.Understanding what you are like，what you value，and what you wan t to become is the founda