Aims and Objectives of Career Planning

Career planning aims at matching indiviual potential for promotion and indiviual aspirations with organizational needs and opportunities. Career planning is making sure that the organization has the right people with the right skills at the right time. It opens avenues for growth to higher levels of responsibilities for each and every employee of the organization through hierarchy of position, and training and development activities to equip the indiviuals with the requisites for succession. The principle objectives of career planning are:

• To secure the right person at the right time for the right job
• To provide adequate career avenues to employees to higher levels of responsibilities.
• To strengthen the retention programme of the organization and
• To maintain a contended team of employees.