Choosing a career is one of the major decisions most of the young people is facing. An informed choice regarding the career supposes self-knowledge, knowledge about various jobs and their specific skills, planning, problem solving and decision making abilities. The present study aims at making decision on choosing the career of the young people in Romania by investigating their training and development needs both from a professional and personal perspective. The research was carried out on a sample composed of 45 students (23 girls and 22 boys) aged 15 years and 17 years and. Analysing the answers given by the participants it has been noticed that most of them have highlighted the need for self-knowledge, to find out more information about himself/ herself for personal and professional development purposes. The results have also revealed an interest towards the identification of the relationship between own personality and job characteristics The findings of this study are formulated from the perspective of setting up an multi-dimensional education program for a career which aims to pursue both personal and professional development.