Career planning is an ongoing process. Many occupations have the potential to satisfy your career ideals. Once you have clearly defined what you are looking for in a career plan, you will find that there are a number of occupations that match your goal. You will probably adjust your career plan several times during your working life. In this sense, the typical person entering the workforce at the age of 25 will have as many as five or six different occupations by the time of retirement.