The dynamics of career development in relation to ageing are an important issue, all the more, because of the influence of an employee’s career growth and success upon successful performance of organisations that, increasingly, have to adapt to radical changes in the labour market supply in the years to come. In this regard, Maurer (2007) presents an overview of how situational as well as individual factors are intertwined in producing employable workers. Further attention is needed in order to determine how employees can “stay in the race” and be proactive, that is to say, which factors determine their future career success.