Finding jobs with a psychology bachelor's degree : expert advice for launching your career /
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| Author / Creator: | Landrum, R. Eric. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2009. |
| Description: | xii, 158 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7729971 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: From Bachelor's Degree to Career Success
- I. Making Yourself Workforce Ready
- 1. What is Career Success to You? An Inventory of Expectations
- What You Want in a Job or Career
- What Employers Want From Psychology Baccalaureates
- What APA Wants From Psychology Baccalaureates
- The Advantage of a Liberal Arts Education
- After Graduation: Transitioning From College to Career
- Stages of Career Development
- Predictors of Career Satisfaction
- 2. Finding the Career That Is Right for You
- Tools to Classify Job Titles and Personal Preferences
- Holland's Self-Directed Search Codes: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional
- Customizing Your Own Career Information
- Mismatches Between Job Preferences and Holland Codes
- How Useful Are the Holland SDS Codes and O*NET Classifications?
- II. In Their Own Words: Profiles of Psychology Baccalaureates and Their Career Choices
- 3. Early-Career Professionals in Social Fields
- Description and Sample Occupations
- Interviews
- 4. Middle- and Later-Career Professionals in the Social Fields
- Interviews
- 5. Enterprising Careers
- Descriptions and Sample Occupations
- Interviews
- 6. Conventional, Realistic, Artistic, and Investigative Careers
- Descriptions and Sample Occupations
- Interviews
- Themes and Advice From the Profiles.
- Making Yourself Workforce Ready
- General Themes From the Online Interviews
- Expanding on the Themes
- More Advice From Successfully Employed Psychology Majors
- III. Putting Your Own Career Search Into Orbit
- 8. Searching for Job Opportunities
- General Job-Hunting Advice
- Best Use of the Internet
- Making Contact: Crafting the Cover Letter
- 9. Selling Yourself: Preparing the Resume That Is Right for You
- Different Types of Resumes
- What to Include, What to Exclude
- Customizing Your Resume for the Job You Want
- Making Sure Your Resume Is Technology Friendly
- 10. Nibbles Are Good: Preparing for a Job Interview
- Doing Your Homework
- Types of Questions You May Be Asked
- Examples of Questions You May Want to Ask
- IV. Backstage Pass: The Study That Led to This Book
- 11. Research Methodology Tipsheet
- Development of the Structured Interview
- Gathering a Sample of Respondents
- Actual Data Collection
- A Sample Report (Mine)
- References
- Index
- About the Author
