Career development planning also allows non-teaching personnel to maintain a competitive edge. As they improve their abilities and educational qualifications, their new skills and additional certifications can help them remain competitive in the workplace. The additional skills can even help to earn more money, individuals who possess extra sets of skills earn more and provide more value to the effectiveness of the organization. It's better to be proactive for an individual to assess his interests, strengths, weaknesses and realistically evaluate their options and make relevant plans, rather than being reactive and end up in an employment where the individual's true potentials are not realized for many different reasons.