Critical Thinking Application

Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Over Career

2007

Critical thinking contributes largely to making the right decision . It is very important to go through the process of critical thinking to be able to come up with the right outcome

This entitled , Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Over Career ' intends to reintroduce the definition of critical thinking as well as , it aims to share a personal experience and from it deduce the benefits and importance of critical thinking

Critical Thinking Defined

Critical thinking is technically defined as the mental process of analyzing

or evaluating statements or propositions that people have offered as true (Wikipedia , 2006

It also entails reflecting upon the meaning of statements , examining reasoning , as well as , forming judgments based on the facts (Wikipedia , 2006

Personal Experience

There was a time when I was torn between two kinds of work that I believe I would love to make a career of or focus on . It actually began when , fortunately , I have been accepted to become a part of a consultancy team of a certain company . I extremely wanted to join the company but I have also been promoted at my auntie 's food business , from just being one of the cake designers and sometimes cashier as well , I was given the privilege to manage one of the restaurants /outlets . This has been extremely excruciating on my part

So what I initially did was to ask for the Human Resources Department of the restaurant , as well as , that of the other company , if I could have a few more days before I finally sign the contract . This move of mine would buy me some time to rethink things over and sort everything out Fortunately for me , both the representatives of the Human Resources Department agreed to my request

I took advantage of the time provided to me and thought of a decision-making model that I could use to be able to guide me through Since critical thinking should be involved in the crucial decision that I have to make , I resorted to the four-step sequence decision-making model known as the rational model (Decision , n .d . The four steps referred to include the following : 1 ) identification of the problem wherein I had to accept and recognize that in spite of the happiness I felt when I was picked by the other company , as well as , when I was promoted in the restaurant , it is not at all easy to give up one for the other . I cannot just resign from the restaurant , where I have worked for over three years now . I cannot just refuse the promotion that I deserve for the dedication , commitment , and perseverance that I have shown . On the other hand , I cannot just say no to the other company , which I passed an excruciating interview from and which I am so grateful of 2 producing alternative solutions , for instance , when I thought that maybe it is possible to keep both jobs and that it is possible not to...