Decision Making Process Essay Example
Decision Making Process Paper
Te’ Portia Sibley
MGT 230 About three years ago I decided to change jobs. I was called by a former coworker about a position opening up in a new retirement community that was preparing for opening. I am a housekeeper at a retirement community. This was never a career choice for me, but instead a necessity. It has always been my goal to get out of this job field and I felt an opportunity has come. The position was for a housekeeping supervisor. I applied for the position apprehensively because it had been seven years since I had held a supervisory position and my skill set was out dated. I also had apprehension about working with the former coworker again because he had sexually harassed me previous years earlier.
I discussed the possibility with my mother who is a big confidante of mine. I didn’t disclose my thoughts on the coworker but only my thoughts of the position. She suggested I research the position and compare it to my skills. After research I found that the only real difference was the title and that I would have staff to organize. I updated my resume to highlight my current skill set and submitted it to the hiring representative at the new company. I ended up getting the job but it ended up being a bad decision.
The steps I took to come to this decision were somewhat similar to the process in the text. I stated the problem which was deciding if I was qualified to take a new job. I generated solution which was to research the position and determine if my skill set applied. I had to decide if I wanted to apply and if it was the right time for me to take on a new job. I decided that I did want to apply and got the position. After evaluation of my decision I found that it was actually it bad one. I don’t believe that my decision would have been different had I followed the steps exactly. I believe it was more a matter of listening to my gut instead of trying to be logical and level headed about my decision.
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Te’ Portia Sibley
MGT 230 About three years ago I decided to change jobs. I was called by a former coworker about a position opening up in a new retirement community that was preparing for opening. I am a housekeeper at a retirement community. This was never a career choice for me, but instead a necessity. It has always been my goal to get out of this job field and I felt an opportunity has come. The position was for a housekeeping supervisor. I applied for the position apprehensively because it had been seven years since I had held a supervisory position and my skill set was out dated. I also had apprehension about working with the former coworker again because he had sexually harassed me previous years earlier.
I discussed the possibility with my mother who is a big confidante of mine. I didn’t disclose my thoughts on the coworker but only my thoughts of the position. She suggested I research the position and compare it to my skills. After research I found that the only real difference was the title and that I would have staff to organize. I updated my resume to highlight my current skill set and submitted it to the hiring representative at the new company. I ended up getting the job but it ended up being a bad decision.
The steps I took to come to this decision were somewhat similar to the process in the text. I stated the problem which was deciding if I was qualified to take a new job. I generated solution which was to research the position and determine if my skill set applied. I had to decide if I wanted to apply and if it was the right time for me to take on a new job. I decided that I did want to apply and got the position. After evaluation of my decision I found that it was actually it bad one. I don’t believe that my decision would have been different had I followed the steps exactly. I believe it was more a matter of listening to my gut instead of trying to be logical and level headed about my decision.
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