External Factors Influencing

A Filipino Adolescent’s
Career Choices
 Learning Objective
   To identify, describe and give
examples of external factors
affecting adolescents’ career
choice
 Key Understanding
   
Knowledge on the external factors
affecting adolescents’ career choice

Key Question
 What are the external factors affecting
adolescents’ career choice?
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 1.  Parental preferences

 You can ask your parents for their reasons regarding their preferences for
your course, then share with them your own thoughts about your choice.
 There might be a meeting of the minds after the dialog. It is good for your
parents to know the reasons for your choice.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 2.  Family considerations

 You might have a sibling who wants to take up the same course
that you chose or a sibling who wants to go to another school
when your parents would prefer that both of you should go to
the same school for practical or security reasons.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 3. Financial constraints

 Your parents’ financial standing is a determinant of whether you will even go to
college or if the course of your choice might be feasible for them to support.
 If this is the case, try looking for some scholarships to aid you in pursuing your
dream.
 Financial constraints are a manageable challenge.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 4. School location

 This is another practical problem that may arise when you choose your college
course or career choice.
 If your family’s financial capability is not a problem, then there is the option to
rent a room or stay in a boarding house somewhere nearby your school of
choice.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 5. Job market preference (Immediate Employment)

 If you choose a career path which is part of the list given by the CHED and TESDA,
then your chances of immediate employment once you graduate from college is
good.
 If, on the other hand, you chose a career path that is not part of the list, it does not
necessarily mean that you will not get employed right away.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 6. Peer pressure

 Your friends may exert some pressure on you to take up
a course so that you can be together even in college.
 At the end of the day, you decide what is best for you.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 7. Gender bias

 Certain careers are still suffering from gender bias
and this might happen to you if your career choice
is associated with one particular gender.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 8. Language limitation

 Language can be learned, so if you have this challenge before you, do
not be the faint of heart and just go ahead and pursue your dream.
 Find ways to overcome this obstacle by learning the language before
you enroll.
 External Factors That May Influence
One’s Career Choice

 9. Academic performance

 Your academic performance in high school is also an important factor in
your career selection.
 You should obviously graduate from high school in order to proceed with
your next step, which may either be taking a college course or a technical-
vocational course.