Kaplan University and LinkedIn recently published the results of a survey of 1,000 individuals about their views on career development. The headline is:

This is Career-ology’s core belief.  Career advancement is based on continuing skills training and development. Don’t wait for your company to provide the training you want– find it and complete the training on your own. YOU are responsible for building YOUR skills set.

Here is a brief summary of the survey’s key findings:

• 78% respondents agree or strongly agree that they need to obtain new skills to advance their careers.
• 64% agree or strongly agree that continuing their education will play an important role in their career advancement.
• 53% agree or strongly agree that they need a more systematic process for planning and tracking their career journey.
• 68% respondents indicate that they would like a better method for finding opportunities to be mentored or to serve as mentors for others.

It doesn’t take a survey to tell you what you already know.  The question is . . . what will you do about it?  You can read the full press release at Kaplan University’s website.