(2010) commented that before individuals choose an occupation as a vocation. Personal, institutional and social factors are involved in the decision-making process. Individuals make decisions about preferred occupations and then try to carry out those decisions. If these decisions are important, individuals will likely invest more effort in making their choice, and perhaps come to identify with that occupation as their calling. Especially for students attending courses, this decision-making process can initiate a process of learning about the profession and how it is practiced, and can lead to the formation of an identity as a professional. In the Chan study (2009, cited in Billett, 2010), he found that many apprentice bakers initially engaged in baking due to a lack of choices. However, they became apprentice bakers through employment in bakery-related retail jobs or in cleaning at the bakery. Engagement in baking activities led to their interest in baking. This is evidence that rational decision making for employment goes beyond economic or strategic decision making, situational and personal factors play a role in the decision making process. In conclusion, the three key personal, institutional and social factors are crucial in making employment decisions and transforming vocation as a person's life work in
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