Career Advice for L&D Professionals with Sarah Cannistra

On this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Sarah Cannistra is Andy’s guest. She is an L&D and career executive coach and founder of The Overnight Trainer, specializing in helping aspiring and existing L&D professionals create and build the L&D career of their dreams. Since beginning her career in L&D over a decade ago, she’s created hundreds of learning and development programs for over 5,000 learners, led the learning function for four different organizations, and hired and trained dozens of L&D professionals. Sarah Cannistra now uses what she’s learned in her career to develop the L&D careers of others. She is now a career coach specializing in helping learning and development professionals get the best job and accelerate their career success as well as a consultant.In this interview, you’ll hear:Sarah Cannistra’s advice for people looking to move into learning and development from a different career path and how to carve out your own niche in the L&D space.Why attaining certifications is such a personal decision and how you can evaluate whether they’re right for you or not.How you can begin to set yourself up for success once you begin your career in L&D.Sarah Cannistra’s advice for using your network to help further your future success.Why talking to people in different roles can help you explore what you want your niche to be.How she assists people who are already in senior positions to continue to grow in their roles.Her recommendation for having your role and L&D as a whole be seen as strategically important to your organization.Why you need to narrow down your job search to match your skillset and your niche.The biggest trend she sees right now in L&D.Connect with Andy Storch here:andystorch.comlinkedin.com/in/andystorchtdtt.us/VE9ZiF0YFNGMzEu5XR0lConnect with Sarah Cannistra:theovernighttrainer.comlinkedin.com/in/scannistraMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/