Career Coach & counselor, promotes professional & executive job search campaigns

Who is Karen Katz, founder of CAN?

Background.

Karen Katz, founder of the Career Acceleration Network (CAN), LLC, has a track record of success as a creative career strategist. Her expertise stems from teaching and coaching in both outplacement and college settings, managing an educational sales business, and experience as an HR Manager and Operations Supervisor with three manufacturing companies.

More than 400 professionals and executives will tell you that their work with Karen resulted in a positive change in their career.

Clients report that they've learned a life-skill: they are better able to navigate career change and keep their eye on the prize: work/life balance.

Expect to work collaboratively with Karen as your coach - you'll see a dramatic difference in your ability to market yourself in-person and in-writing. It's likely that this will not be your last job search; hire an expert to show you how to navigate future career transitions.

Presently.

Karen's client base has expanded to include the spouses of relocating executives representing industries such as pharmaceuticals, technology, and transportation. These clients are highly educated professionals who value Karen's ability to write résumés and cover letters, and coach them in effective interviewing and negotiation strategies. (See Testimonials written by some of these scientists, IT professionals, educators, and women in transition.)

Through the Career Acceleration Network (CAN), LLC, clients in southeastern PA and central NJ meet face-to-face to collaborate in a creative approach to professional and executive job search campaigns. Together, We CAN achieve career change! (See Testimonials written by some of these financial managers, sales & marketing executives, nonprofit professionals, and "Baby Boomers" in transition.

If you are interested in reading more about Karen's career path.

Karen started in the field of career development in 1975 as a job developer and career counselor. More than 60 candidates were placed in technical/professional level jobs within a 12-month period.
Her success in preparing candidates and facilitating placements led to an offer with Kenworth Truck Co. (div. of PACCAR) as a recruiter and Personnel Specialist. In this role, Karen recruited and filled positions in a wide range of fields, including engineering, finance, sales/marketing, and operations.
Karen was later recruited by Sunshine Biscuits, (now part of Keebler/Kellogg), where she was able to integrate her hands-on labor relations knowledge with her experience in recruitment, selection, and training as the Area Personnel Manager.
A quest for work and family balance led Karen to achieve national recognition as an Educational Consultant and Sales Manager with Discovery Toys. She became a certified teacher, and subsequently transferred her teaching and managerial abilities back to the business world.
Since 1997, Karen has been a full-time career and educational consultant. Karen served as a Career Management Consultant with two corporate outplacement firms, and concurrently served as Training Advisor at a Career Center managed by Right Management Associates.
In 1998, she became the Program Manager with a state-funded career development program sponsored by Bucks County Community College. In this capacity, she worked with more than 350 women who faced various barriers to the achievement of their career and educational goals.
The Career Acceleration Network (CAN), LLC has developed from a sideline to become Karen's full-time occupation and passion.

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