Life After Psychology Graduate School: Insider's Advice from New Psychologists

with The Diverse Array Of Career Opportunities For Psychologists—ranging From Academics And Practice, To Business And Industry—this Book Offers A Wide-ranging Career Guide For Graduate And Postdoctoral Students, As Well As Interns And New Psychologists, Seeking Employment Opportunities In The Field Of Psychology And Beyond. With the diverse array of career opportunities for psychologists, this book offers a contemporary career guide for graduate and postdoctoral students, as well as interns and new psychologists, seeking employment opportunities in the field of psychology and beyond. The book outlines options within the two 'traditional' areas in which psychologists have gained employment: academia/research and clinical practice (private, forensic, military, correction etc.). About half the chapters are then devoted to new roles for psychologists, whose skills are being sought in areas diverse as public health, business/management, market research and software development. Each chapter is written by a psychologist who has embarked on a highly successful career related to their academic background. Personal tips are given about training, professional development, and making the transition from graduate student to professional. The book concludes with practical materials to assist a new psychologist in networking, writing a curriculum vitae, interviewing and searching for jobs. Statistical data on the employment and job satisfaction of new graduates are included. With the diverse array of career opportunities for psychologists, ranging from academia and practice, to business and industry, this book offers a wide-ranging career guide for graduate and postdoctoral students, as well as interns and new psychologists, seeking employment opportunities in the field of psychology and beyond. Statistical data on the employment and job satisfaction of new graduates are included. The book also outlines career trends for people at various stages of their psychological career, such as doctoral-level psychologists; psychologists in academia and practice; and nontraditional career opportunities in fields such as public health, marketing research, and software development. Personal tips are given by the authors in the areas of professional development, training needs, and making the transition from graduate student to professional. The book concludes with practical materials to assist a new psychologist in networking, writing a curriculum vitae, interviewing and searching for jobs "Life After Graduate School in Psychology: Insider's Advice from New Psychologists offers graduate students, interns, postdoctoral students, and new psychologists current information they can use to make informed decisions about their future in psychology. Each chapter is written by an emerging leader in their field, who discusses the variety of careers available to doctoral-level psychologists. The authors' experience and range of perspectives guide readers through the web of professional development and training needed to prepare for the breadth of psychology careers they can pursue in the 21st century."--Jacket If you're like most students of psychology, you entered graduate school expecting to undergo a transformation, much as a butterfly is transformed from a larva, into a psychologist with a career in private practice or an academic in a college or university setting.