You are about to embark on a career after graduating from college. Should the likelihood of industry growth be taken into consideration when making your career decision? Should the external environment (PESTEL), the competitive environment, or industry dynamics be taken into consideration? If so, explain why? If not, explain why not?

Can you think of a scenario when industry growth rates, industry environment, or industry structure wouldn’t be important factors in your career decision making? Describe the scenario(s) and explain why a factor or factors wouldn’t be important to your decision making.