Five-Year Career Development Plan Traditionally, the view of a career consists of a series of positions within an organization. Today, the concept of a career is very different; it is referred to as a protean career. A protean career is one that frequently changes based on changes in a person's interests, abilities, and values and in the work environment. In today's work environment, employees that are marketable and viewed as a valuable asset to an …showed first 75 words of 1357 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1357 total…will assist me in accomplishing my chosen career goals as well as assist in meeting the goals of my employer. It is a plan that my employer should want to support fully. Why? "Workers and their organizations share a symbiotic relationship: No organization means no workers; no workers, no organization. In that sense, employees' career work is a joint responsibility of workers and their organizations if both are to succeed" (The 7 Stages of One's Career, 2000).