Career means a job or a profession That somebody has been trained for and does for a long time. It is a series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work.

Thus, Career planning means the process of deciding or selecting a job or career goals. Career planning plays a significant role in one's life. Without any proper plan we may not success in life.

1) Dynamic process: It is a process, because our business environment is dynamic. It is very difficult to stay in one job due to lack of interest. Therefore choosing a Career is a dynamic process.

2) Process: Career planning is not an event rather than is it is process of developing human resource.

3) Upward movement: Career planning is concerned with upward movement of an individual in his career and the oregamizatiomal hierarchy. It aims to the development of career.

4) It is done by both an individual and organization: Career planning is done by both individual and organization. Individual plans for his/her own growth while organization do it because of their employee's growth.

It is already discussed that Career planning has played a significant role in individuals life and in organization. Some advantages of Career planning are discussed below:

Advantages for individual

1) Discovering own tetents: Career planning helps one to discovere his / her telent. According to his/her interest he/she can choose his/her career and can perform better.

2) Increase in knowledge: Career planning helps the employees to have advanced knowledge about the present and future career opportunities inside and outside the organization.

Advantages to the organization

1) Increase efficiency: Career planning helps in increasing the efficiency and productivity of the jobs.

2) Optimum use of Human Resource: Career planning promotes the optimum of utilization of human resources. Thus, the organization grow.