This document discusses career development and progression. It defines career development as helping to form a work identity and progression as making progress to better jobs. It identifies opportunities to move progressively along structured job paths to achieve career goals. Career progression enables moving up an organization's hierarchy through promotion. Modern career progression is characterized as individuals proactively taking charge of and following through on their career direction and aspirations. The document outlines stages of career assessment, investigation, preparation, commitment, retention, and transition.