Jason Liang has gotten three job offers. He is now looking at the benefits packages of all three to see what he likes and doesn't like. Which step in the career planning process is Jason completing?

A) Evaluate the employment market to identify specific employment opportunities.
B) Develop a resume and cover letter to apply for specific positions.
C) Interview for specific positions and assess the interview performance.
D) Assess and research personal goals and abilities.
E) Evaluate financial and other factors of positions offered.

Career planning is an aspect of career management that involves self evaluation and formulation goals to have a strong career path. It involves constant evaluation in improving skills and setting goals to ensure that one achieves career objectives that they set out. Career planning is a step-wise procedure that is to move an individual to a direction that will make him/her achieve professional excellence in the career that is chosen. The following steps are involved in career planning;

1. Self assessment

Self assessment involves the evaluation of one's own skills and interests and also capabilities to understand what he/she already has and where he/she wants to be in the career path.

2. Research on careers

Once the skills and interests has been assessed, one can research on the careers they would love to pursue to find out if they align with their skills, capabilities and interests

3. Set career objectives

The individual should then set clean career objectives, both short-term and long-term objectives.

4. Learn and improve skills

In order to align with set career objectives, the individual should keep improving and acquiring new skills.

5. Search for a Job

This involves the preparation of Curriculum vitae and supporting documents and search for jobs that offer opportunities that will help in advancing your career.

6. Once you receive job offers, evaluate various factors including the financial ones offered by the positions.