Careers and Jobs in Psychology |
Graduate School in Psychology |
Vita Preparation |
Graduate School in Related Fields |
GRE Preparation and Personal Statements |
Succeeding in Graduate School |
FINDING CAREERS WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/bachpsy2.html
This information has been prepared for all students studying
psychology who wish to enter full-time employment after completing a
bachelor's degree.
Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page
http://www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm
This site is designed to help undergraduate students learn what they
can do with a degree in psychology.
Pursuing Psychology Career Page
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda1.html
This site has links to numerous pages on psychology-related careers
and job resources on the internet.
A CAREER DECISION TREE FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS
http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/career2.html
Careers in Psychology
http://web.indstate.edu/psych/ch4.html
This webpage addresses Questions Often Asked by Career-Seeking
Psychology Majors, Job Skills Possessed by Psychology Majors, What Do
Employers Look for in Psychology Majors They Interview?, Do You
Prepare for Graduate School and a Job in the Same Way?, and Areas of
Specialization in Psychology.
Job-Web's Job Search Guides
http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/jsguides.htm
Includes tips on résumés, correspondence, interviews,
and the job search.
Interviewing
http://www.brandeis.edu/hiatt/web_data/hiatt_interviewing.html
Includes numerous interviewing strategies.
WRITING YOUR VITA
http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/vita2.html
Sample Template for Creating a Vita
http://www.wesleyan.edu/spn/vitasamp.htm
A detailed template for creating your vita.
Graduate Record Exam Homepage
http://www.gre.org/
Kaplan's Graduate School Guide
http://www1.kaplan.com/view/zine/0,1282,2,00.html
Graduate School Application Essays
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/apply.html
Writing Your Personal Statement
http://www.wheaton.edu/CDC/grad/gradstat.htm
SELLING YOURSELF TO A GRADUATE SCHOOL: THE APPLICATION ESSAY
(http://www.winthrop.edu/wcenter/wcenter/gradessay.htm)
A step by step guide to writing a personal statement.
(http://www.isu.edu/departments/career/intervie.html)
This website gives advice on how to prepare for interviews, what to
do/not do during interviews, and how to follow-up after an
interview.
Council on
Undergraduate Research
(http://www.cur.org/)
You REALLY should become a member of CUR, NOW. The site explains
how important it is for you to become involved with research as an
undergraduate. This is a registry that also can help match you to a
graduate school.
Pursuing Psychology Graduate School Information Page
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda2.html
Here is a sampling of sites that provide information on preparing for
and applying to graduate school.
Kaplan's "Is Grad School for You?"
http://www1.kaplan.com/view/article/0,1275,1812,00.html
Lists a number of reasons students list for choosing graduate
training.
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN GRADUATE ADMISSION
http://oldsci.eiu.edu/psychology/Forum/GradAdmissionFactors.html
This a site that outlines Keith-Spiegel's top factors in gaining grad
school admission. These factors were derived from a survey of 158
faculty members who served on grad school admission boards.
HOW TO APPLY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/applic2.html
Graduate School and Careers in Psychology
http://www1.rider.edu/~suler/gradschl.html
Movin' On: Tips About Graduate School
http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/graddir/gcontent.html
Includes sections on Deciding about going to Graduate School,
Choosing a Graduate School to Attend, Applying to Graduate Schools,
and a Timetable.
Job-Web's Graduate and Professional School Guides
http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/gguides.htm
This website has links to applying to graduate school, financial aid
for graduate study, and transitions between college and graduate
school.
Interviewing
http://www.brandeis.edu/hiatt/web_data/hiatt_interviewing.html
Includes numerous interviewing strategies.
Pursuing Psychology Counseling Resources Page
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda4.html
Psych majors considering graduate training need not limit their
explorations to programs offering master's or doctoral programs in
psychology. They may also pursue advanced degrees in related fields
such as counseling, social work, student affairs, or school
psychology.
Interviewing
http://www.brandeis.edu/hiatt/web_data/hiatt_interviewing.html
Includes numerous interviewing strategies.
Movin' On: Tips About Graduate School
http://www.wm.edu/csrv/career/stualum/graddir/gcontent.html
Includes sections on Deciding about going to Graduate School,
Choosing a Graduate School to Attend, Applying to Graduate Schools,
and a Timetable.
How to Be a Good Graduate Student
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/how.2b/how.2b.html
An article that addresses the key elements to success in graduate
school.
Association for Support of Graduate Students
http://www.asgs.org/
ASGS is a service organization of graduate students, graduate-student
organizations (GSOs), and graduate-degree-granting institutions. ASGS
services and products assist students to complete their theses and
obtain their degrees, produce the highest quality of theses, and
improve their lives during the thesis process.
Kaplan's Grad School Life
http://www1.kaplan.com/view/article/0,1275,1169,00.html
Talks about what what your life will be like during grad school.
Writing the Empirical Journal Article
http://comp9.psych.cornell.edu/dbem/writing_article.html
This article by Daryl Bem focuses on how to plan, write, and rewite a
journal article for submission in a peer-reviewed journal.
Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin
http://comp9.psych.cornell.edu/dbem/psych_bull.html
This article by Daryl Bem focuses on how to plan, write, and rewite a
review article for submission in a peer-reviewed journal.
Preparing Future Faculty
http://www.preparing-faculty.org/
Preparing Future Faculty is a national network of academic leaders
reshaping graduate education to include preparation for the full
range of faculty roles subsumed by the terms teaching, research, and
service.
ENHANCING PERSONAL SATISFACTION, PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS, AND THE
QUALITY OF SCIENCE--PROVIDING FRANK ADVICE
ftp://ftp.csd.uwm.edu/pub/Psychology/GraduateAdmission/frank-advice
This article focuses on the transition to graduate school and what
students need to know to succeed.
Information resources for the Graduate Student
http://www.geek-girl.com/gradstudent.html
Consists of articles on "How to be a good graduate student/advisor,"
"Survival in the Academy," and other related readings.
Advice on Research and Writing
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mleone/web/how-to.html
A collection of advice about how to do research and how to
communicate effectively.
Job-Web's Graduate and Professional School Guides
http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/gguides.htm
This website has links to applying to graduate school, financial aid
for graduate study, and transitions between college and graduate
school.