Psychology Resources

 

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

Careers and Jobs in Psychology

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.

Vita Preparation

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.

 

GRE Preparation

Graduate Record Exam Homepage
http://www.gre.org/

Kaplan's Graduate School Guide
http://www1.kaplan.com/view/zine/0,1282,2,00.html

 

Personal Statements

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.

Interviewing Strategies

(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.

 

Graduate School in Psychology

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.

 

Graduate School in Related Fields

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.

 

Succeeding in Graduate School

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.


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