[kop316]

To tack on to this, I have seen and I like seeing set a 5/10 year career plan and from that, back out a six month and one year plan.

Why? Because I want to make sure that I know what that person's career aspirations are and I want to help them! Some folks want to stay a line engineer and do bench work, some want to grow into manager positions, some want to go back to school to get a Masters/PhD. Sitting down with someone to show the steps they need to take and what to do to reach that goal helps them.

Additionally, sometimes opportunities pop up short notice (like a scholarship in my company pops up to go back to school, but is a short notice turn around time), I already know if this is something an individual is interested in or not.