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Career Planning – Options for Psychologists
Andy KayTahira MajothiCareers Consultantswww.careers.salford.ac.uk
Your career story so far…
jumped or pushed?
Career clueless or just in denial?
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BORN
LEARN
WORK
PLAY
DIE
Aims and Objectives
• By the end of this workshop you will:– Understand the value of your degree beyond the
subject knowledge you acquire– Know the typical career paths followed by
psychology graduates– Consider some career planning approaches and
apply them to your thinking about the future – Know some credible sources of career information
that relate to your subject area
What is the value of your Degree?
?
“A set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.”
Mantze Yorke, Higher Education Academy, 2003
It’s all about employability
What’s your career plan?
• If you don’t know where you are going…how do you know when you’ve got there?
• If you don’t know where you are going…you might end up somewhere more interesting.
But how do you choose a career?
Career Theories
Matching
Development
Environment
Cognitive process
• What approach feels right to you? • Which theory corresponds to your view of
career?• Can you plan a career?• Did you plan to be where you are now?
– How did you approach this?
Some questions
http://www.careerplayer.com/tips-and-advice/general-advice/start-your-career-hunt
The DOTS model• Self-awareness
- Know yourself
• Opportunity awareness- Explore opportunities and jobs that suit you
• Decision making- Decide where you want to go
• Transition skills- Take steps to get there
Know yourself Gain knowledge and understanding about your interests, skills, aptitudes, preferences and goals.
Take steps to get thereImplement your career decisions and put your plans into effect. Access development opportunities, write a CV, apply for jobs
Decide where you want to goEvaluate opportunities, make decisions, action plan and set goals.
Explore opportunities Identify sources of information and opportunities in training, education and work.
The Career Planning Process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OqhUrXhaAM
Planned Happenstance or the “Chaos” approach
What’s the point?
• Evidence from research shows that self awareness is at the heart of success in graduate jobs– Habits of self-awareness, reflection and pro-active
learning central to career development
(Strategis Research, 2004)
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Career Planning – the essentials
Focuses on some big things… – Who you are and what makes you tick – What you want & where you want to be– Where you are now in relation to a goal
that you have defined– What kind of life(style) you want– How you can get there
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• If you don’t know what’s ‘out there’ how will you know it’s for you
• What do jobs really involve? Will I enjoy it?• What are the entry requirements• Do I need a postgraduate course?• Who employs people doing this? • Where are jobs advertised?• How competitive is the job market?
Opportunity Awareness
Psychology Career options
• Getting some work experience in fields that you feel might interest you
• Getting some experience through volunteering• Understanding what you most enjoy or find
interesting about your course• Researching career options and understanding
what jobs really involve• Arranging informational interviews to find out
what it’s like to do a job
What can help you decide?
What do Psychology Graduates do (2011 survey)?
www.careers.salford.ac.uk/volunteering
• Great way to connect with peers on the course• Support provided by the Students’ Union• Funding may be available for activities, guest
speakers etc.• Further develop key employability skills in
communication, teamwork, problem-solving, negotiation, budgeting, persuasion and organisational.
http://www.salfordstudents.com/top-navigation/student-activities/start-a-group
Set up a Psychology Student Society!
https://hub.salford.ac.uk/salfordpsych/
Twitter: @SalfordPsych
UoS Psychology Blog:
Goal: Explore forensic psychologist roles in more detail in order to make a decision whether this is the right career for me
Complete by
Explore web resources such as Prospects job profiles – look at case studies/graduate profiles
March 15th
Visit Careers & Employability to explore their resources March 31st
Find 2 people working as forensic psychologists in local government
April 20th
Develop questions to ask them about their careers April 30th
Contact to arrange to meet or speak on the phone May 15th
Reflect on what I have learned and make a follow-up careers appointment
June 15th
Action Plan your career
Careers and Employability
• Based in Allerton Building & University House• Allerton Learning Space / Library
(10am – 4pm)
• [email protected]• www.careers.salford.ac.uk• [email protected]
• www.prospects.ac.uk – look at ‘Options with your subject’ & ‘Job Sectors’
• www.careers.salford.ac.uk & http://myadvantage.salford.ac.uk • Psychology Careers Guide http://
www.careers.salford.ac.uk/page/occupationsindex • http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/careers-events - careers
workshops, employer events and presentations, study skills etc. • www.bps.org.uk – British Psychological Society• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/subjects/psycholo
gy/employability_guide.pdf (A great resource for psychology students)
• http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/ • www.basw.co.uk/social-work-careers/ • www.lgjobs.com (local government jobs)• www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/entry/undegraduates • www.do-it.org.uk – Volunteering database
Useful Links
