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CHAPTER
5: CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Some psychology majors enter the world of work immediately after graduation, while others continue their education to prepare for more specialized employment. This chapter will help both groups prepare for, obtain, and succeed in the careers to which they aspire. It contains employmentopportunities/strategies, an employment-planning time-line for the student with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, advice for successful employment in the 21st century, explains the value of a liberal arts education for career preparation, and answers questions often asked by career-seeking psychology majors. It describes job-related skills acquired by psychology majors that are valued by prospective employers, lists sample job titles of Sweet Briar's psychology graduates, and provides 174 job titles in human services for which psychology graduates are qualified. It explains how and where baccalaureate psychology graduates and master's- and doctorally-prepared psychologists are employed, and the range of salaries they receive. A list of publications on careers in psychology are also included. Chapter 5 contents: - What do Psychologists do? Training and outlook |