Marcus wants to become a nurse. He checks the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to learn about salary ranges, educational requirements, and job demand for nursing. Which step of the decision-making process is Marcus completing?

Marcus is looking up facts about nursing, including salary, education, and job demand. Collecting information about a possible career is the gather information step. He has not yet compared his options or evaluated which one is best.

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