Accredited Career Practitioners

Personal Details

Careers Advisor: Susanne Christian

Name: Susanne Christian
Email: susanne.christian@acsol.co.uk
Serves: Liverpool, North Wales, Chester, Warrington, South Manchester

Personal Profile

A professionally qualified Careers Adviser who has worked with a full range of clients of all ages. Specialities include motivational coaching/interviewing, solution-focused skills and communication skills.

I am keen to work with individuals to help them make the best of their lives and careers.

Having made career changes myself, I know the energy and motivation this requires, but also the rewards that such self-determination brings

I have lived and worked in Europe, US, Middle East as well as many parts of the UK

I like to keep fit by running and going to the gym

I take a lively and active interest in the arts, modern literature, theatre and cinema

Professional Information

ACSOL Accredited Careers Advisor

Relevant Qualifications

  • BA Hons
  • Diploma in Career Guidance
  • Qualification in Career Guidance
  • Personal Advisers Diploma
  • NVQ4 Advice and Guidance
  • Advanced Certificate in Counselling
  • NVQ4 Management
  • Fully committed to CPD

Skills & Achievements in Career Guidance

Full member of the Institute of Career Guidance (ICG)

  • Member of Institute of Career Guidance Adult Guidance Committee 2006-2008
  • Delivered CPD workshops at the ICG Annual Conference in 2006 and 2007

Full member of the National Association for Education Guidance for Adults (NAEGA)

  • Past North West Branch Convenor
  • Speaker and Plenary Panel member at NAEGA Annual Conference 2007

Selected as Work Exchange Participant at the International Career Development Conference, Santa Clara, California, 2006

Participated in Professional Exchange Programme to Norway, 2004

Experience in Career Guidance

  • 7 years with the Connexions Service providing Matrix-quality advice and guidance to adults of all ages and young people
  • Coordinated a motivational coaching programme with business leaders from multi-national companies
  • Established and ran a high quality careers service to OFSTED, ALI and Matrix standards
  • Trainer in motivational interviewing and communication skills
  • Project manager on EU-funded research project
  • Published writer in UK, US and Europe
  • Writer and researcher of career information/labour market information for print and internet