Career aspiration and career satisfaction among Indian employees

The present work environment requires career satisfied employees, for such employees eventually contribute to organizational success. It has been hypothesised that career aspiring employees perceive greater career satisfaction. The study examined the association of career aspiration and its components with career satisfaction among employees working in organizations in India. The study progresses with the idea that there can be variations in the levels of career aspiration and career satisfaction due to the differences in the work experience and educational qualification of the employees. The results reveal positive correlation of overall career aspiration, achievement aspiration and educational aspiration with career satisfaction and insignificant correlation between leadership aspiration and career satisfaction. Significant variations in career satisfaction level have been observed across work experience and educational qualification. The findings produce implications for organizations to prioritize the recruitment of career aspiring employees with higher educational qualification possessing 5–10 years of work experience.