Choosing your next steps and taking action can be daunting for young people, leading to procrastination and uncertainty about where or how to start. Does this sound familiar? Careers guidance builds your confidence and skills with tools that will help you not just for now but for the rest of your life. Working with a registered careers adviser helps to unlock indecision and focuses on how to weigh up options, giving you confidence in how to make the right decision for you and taking action to achieve it.
Karen Cannard, RCDP MCDI (568791)
Based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Karen Cannard is an experienced and level 6 qualified careers development practitioner, passionate about helping young people to be better prepared for the world of work, including career exploration, self-awareness and self-development in recognising their strengths and transferable skills. Karen also holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information studies, championing curiosity & information literacy skills and embedding these into the heart of her careers work.
Services include: 1-to-1 Guidance; Motivational Coaching; Goal setting; Sixth Form & College Applications; UCAS applications; Apprenticeship guidance; CV writing and bespoke workshops.
As a registered member of the Career Development Institute, Karen’s practice fully abides by the professional code of ethics, which includes continuous professional development, client confidentiality, impartiality and transparency.
If you would like a discussion about careers guidance for a young person in your family or career development services for schools, please get in touch.
Further info: Karen is a volunteer Enterprise Adviser with the Norfolk and Suffolk Careers Hub. Special interests include sustainability, green jobs and the development of green skills. Karen holds a Level 4 Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management and has been an Associate Member of ISEP (formerly IEMA) since qualifying in August 2023. For more info, visit the Green Careers page.
Karen Cannard, RCDP AISEP 