ABSTRACT
Fraught with a history of testing and telling clients what to do and fitting round pegs into square holes, career planning has evolved into a holistic approach through which clients design their careers to fit work into their lives, rather than fit themselves to jobs. With intent to give and enhance both corporate and individual purpose and meaning, career planning has moved from something done at key decision points with youth in search of a destination, to a lifelong process using techniques from numerous disciplines. It has become a sociopolitical instrument, infusing economic vitality into communities, etching humanistic values into turbulent workplaces, and enhancing personal engagement and organizational alignment. Consequently, the work of designing career development plans is more complex, exciting, and important than ever before.
