Planning Your L&D Career with Sarah Cannistra

Andy welcomes guest Sarah Cannistra back to The Talent Development Hot Seat. Sarah is a learning and development career and 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, Sarah has developed hundreds of learning and development programs for over 10,000 learners, led the learning function for four different organizations, and hired and trained dozens of L&D professionals. She uses what she’s learned to empower other L&D professionals to love and grow in their L&D careers.Sarah was our guest on episode 249, which was published on September 14, 2021.In this episode, you’ll hear:Some big shifts Sarah Cannistra has witnessed over the past few years in learning and development and how the pandemic pushed those changes forward.The key things people need to do in order to set themselves up to begin a career in L&D.Where values come into play as you search for an L&D niche and how it can influence the roles you pursue.How to balance sticking to your values during a job search while also needing an income.The largest pain points for senior leadership in L&D and how some of those issues can be addressed when building a team.A preview of Sarah’s breakout session at the Talent Development Think Tank Conference in February.Connect with Andy Storch here:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Talent Development Think Tank ConferenceConnect with Sarah Cannistra:LinkedInThe Overnight TrainerEmailInstagramMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/