The first step of the career planning process is to:

Aevaluate the job market.
Bassess your interests, abilities, and goals.
Cidentify potential job opportunities.
Ddevelop a résumé and cover letter.

Verified Answer :

BAsses your interests, abilities, and goals

Answer:  Option 'b' is correct.

The first step of the career planning process is to assess your interest, abilities, and goals.

Career planning process requires you to asses your field of interest first, then identify your abilities and then specify your goals.

Field of interest makes you able to achieve your goals.

So, Interest, ability and goals are inter-linked.

Hence, Option 'b' is correct.