Information Gathering
This part of the process can be prolonged over the course of months or years. He gathers information from many sources: literature (brochures, books, articles, stories in magazines), personal conversations with Jesuits, meeting positive role models, visiting various ministries and communities, attending discernment events.
If discerning a vocation is anything like getting to know a person in a dating relationship, then the person should take every opportunity to be “proactive” in seeking out events and encounters with Jesuits so that he can know them better. Information can be both positive and negative — it can move him to desire the vocation deeper, or challenge those desires.