Decision Making
What decisions need to be made
How should the decision be made?
Who needs to be part of the decision
How do I track the outcome of the decision
Where do I go/stay in the next 5 years?
Stay in Vietnam and finish my degree
Return to Canada for my last semester
Try to find a job in Canada
If successful
Work there for X years
Apply for permanent resident
If not successful
Return to Vietnam
Start my career there
Timing
Give myself X months in Canada in search of the job
Start searching for a job while I’m still in Vietnam
What location do I like more?
What is important to me? What are the priorities?
My career
My lifestyle
My family
My friends
Do I want more options and flexibility in deciding where I build my career?
If I stay in Vietnam after graduation, what’s the chance I can successfully immigrate to Canada
If I can find a job in Canada and apply for PR, can I still go back to Vietnam to continue my career?
What do I like about Canada?
What don’t I like about Canada?
What do I like about Vietnam?
What don’t I like about Vietnam?
What do the people I care about think?
Why?
Decision audit
Which option causes me anxiety?
What parts of that option cause my anxiety?
Why am I worried?
Uncertainty?
Out of my comfort zone?
Take too long to see result?
I lack confidence?
I lack knowledge?
I don’t have the ability to succeed?
If I can overcome my anxiety, would I choose this option?
If I have full confidence of success, which option would I choose?
Which option balances the need of me and the people I care?
What are their preferences?
Which option gives me the best advantage?
What can I do to improve my confidence?
Do their preference align with mine?
If not
What considerations they have that I haven’t thought about?
What considerations they have that I don’t agree with?
Is there a difference between their and my priority?
How can I convince them?
Find a job in Vietnam and start my career
What is my career vision?
Run my own business
What elements of running my own business will I gain satisfaction from?
What elements of running my own business will not be pleasant?
What is the cost?
What are the risks?
Realistically, how soon will I be able to achieve this?
What the chance of success?
What skills/knowledge/ability do I need to increase the chance of success?
What does success look like?
Decision fallacy
Am I taking a balanced view of pros & cons?
For my preferred option, what are the cons? Why am I OK with them?
For my un-preferred option, what are the pros? Why are they not important to me? Are they really outweighed by the cons?
Am I conceding long term benefits for short term comfort?
I plan to take X years to reach my career vision (run my own business)
How does it affect the time for me to reach my career vision (run my own business)?
How much risk am I willing to take?
What are the risks I will face?
What's the impact to me if I fail?
How will I recover from my failure?
What's the impact to others (people I care) if I fail?
How will they recover from my failure?
Who do I need support from?
Who will be impacted by my decision?
Do I care about them?
How do I measure the outcome of my decision?
What elements should I be monitoring?
Number of jobs available in each location
Number of resumes sent out & interviews received
What's the time frame of monitoring?