Career planning is an ongoing process whereby an individual sets career goals and identifies the means to achieve them. Career planning by Fred Price includes a career path that he expects to take him from the factory floor to the plant manager's office. The major focus of career planning should be on matching personal goals with opportunities that are realistically available. Career planning should not concentrate only on advancement opportunities since the present work environment has reduced many of these opportunities. At some point, career planning needs to focus on achieving successes that do not necessarily entail promotions