After investigation comes commitment.

After looking into all the possibilities, you need to start preparing. Thus, the next stage of career development is the Preparation Stage. Here you are still looking into things, but you have found some decent possibilities. Now you are researching one or two of them in depth. Really try to get in there and figure out the ins and outs of the job. Figure out what you need to be successful, and make sure that you set yourself up for success if you decide to take this route. You should definitely be limiting your research to a few possibilities at this point, or you will get overwhelmed.