Career development is best defined as a:

a. one-time event or opportunity to enhance long-term skills.

b. formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people skills.

c. highly selective process which guarantees success.

d. process that focuses on immediate job requirements

Career development is best defined as a formal, organized, ongoing effort to develop people skills.

When you are doing a career development class or just using career development in your everyday life, it is important to be open to learning daily. Career development is ongoing, meaning, you are learning every single day and learning how to apply what you are learning now and in the future.