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What can I do with a Degree in Psychology?
Careers and Employability Service
Nicola Urquhart Careers Adviserwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
What we will cover
• The graduate labour market
• What do employers want?
• What skills do psychology graduates have?
• What do psychology graduates do:
the jobs they get
their typical employers
the further courses they study
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
The graduate labour market in 2013
• Approximately 30% - 40% of vacancies are open to graduates with a degree from any discipline
• Employers increasingly focusing on professional attributes in addition to transferable skills
• Relevant work experience increasingly important
• Need for students to think earlier about their employability
• Employers are expecting to increase their graduate recruitment by 2.7% in 2013
What do employers want?
Degree awarded at 2.1 or above
Employability skills
Extra-Curricular Activities
Professional attributes
Work Experience
Commercial Awareness
What is a career?
• Career choice is not an event or occasion
• Career choice is a process
The Challenge
“it can be difficult for psychology students to become employment focused because of the breadth of the degree and its open-endedness”
What skills do Psychology graduates have?
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Information technology
• Handling of data/statistics
• Problem-solving
• The ability to work in teams
• Research skills!
Skills and attributes that graduate recruiters are looking for?
Communication
Report writing
Team working
Leadership
Planning and organisation
Project management
Enterprise
Problem Solving
Reflection
Adaptability
Energy
Drive and resilience
Integrity
Reliability
Enthusiasm/passion
Self awareness
Confidence
Contextual/cultural awareness
Capacity to develop
NumeracyPositive attitude
Business and customer awareness
IT skills
Adaptability
Maturity
Jobs directly related to subject
Jobs directly related to your degree
http://
www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/how-become-psyc
hologist/types-psychologists/types-psychologists
•Clinical Psychologist
•Counselling Psychologist
•Educational Psychologist
•Forensic Psychologist
•Health Psychologist
•Occupational Psychologist
•Teaching Psychology
Jobs directly related to your degree
Educational Psychologist
• concerned with children and young people in
educational and early years settings – tackle
challenges such as social and emotional problems,
issues around disability as well as more complex
developmental disorders
•Work mainly in schools, colleges, nurseries and
special units (most employed by LAs)
Jobs directly related to your degree
Clinical Psychologist
• deal with a range of mental and physical health
problems including addiction, anxiety, depression,
learning difficulties and relationship issues
•Work largely in health and social care settings such as
hospitals, health centres, community mental health
teams, child and adolescent mental health services and
social services (most employed by NHS)
Jobs directly related to your degree
Forensic Psychologist
• concerned with psychological aspects of legal
processes in courts, applying psychological theory to
criminal investigation, understanding psychological
problems associated with criminal behaviour and the
treatment of those who have committed offences.
•Work mainly in rehabilitation units, secure hospitals,
social services and in university departments (most
employed by HM Prison Service )
Jobs directly related to your degree
Sports and Exercise Psychologist
• concerned with helping athletes to prepare
psychologically for the demands of competition and
training
• Work mainly in universities and private practice.
Jobs directly related to your degree
Occupational Psychologist
• concerned with enhancing the effectiveness of
organisations and developing the performance,
motivation and well-being of people in the workplace
•Work with organisations and businesses of all sizes
across the private , public and third sector (most
employed by Civil Service and in private practices )
Jobs directly related to your degree
Psychological Well-being Practitioner
• developed to deliver recommended low and high
intensity interventions for people with mild, moderate to
severe depression and anxiety disorders in a system of
stepped care
•Many places including hospitals, community centres
and rehabilitation centres
•http://www.iapt.nhs.uk/workforce/
Jobs where a psychology degree useful • Advertising
• Careers Guidance
• Counselling
• Human Resources
• Market Research
• Marketing
• Mental Health
• Nursing
• Occupational therapy
• Probation Work
• Public Relations
• Social Research
• Social Work
• Youth work
Related jobs, stepping stones …
• Care Worker
• Social Worker
• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
• Mental Health Nurse / Nursing assistant
• Healthcare Assistant
• Research Assistant
• Learning Support Worker
• Sports Coach
Researching Careers• http://www.prospects.ac.uk/clinical_psychologist_vac
ancy_sources.htm
• Overview of the sector
• Job descriptions
• Salary and conditions
• Entry requirements
• Training
• Career development
• Employers and vacancy sources
• Related jobs
Jobs that are not directly related to your degree
Many employers value the skills you have gained more than the subject
Graduate Schemes www.kent.ac.uk/careers/graddirectories.htm
• www.prospects.ac.uk
• www.get.hobsons.co.uk
• www.targetjobs.co.uk
• www guardianuk300.com
• www.top100graduateemployers.com
• www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html
Example Graduate Schemes• Accenture
• Aldi
• Arcadia
• BAE Systems
• BBC
• Bloomberg
• British Sugar
• Cancer Research UK
• Deliotte
• DFID
• Diageo
• Ernest & Young
• EU Careers
• IBM
• L’Oreal
• Mars
• McDonalds
• MI5
• National Grid
• Penguin
• TeachFirst
• BBC
Example Graduate scheme (Bloomberg )
• Finance
• IT
• Media
• Sales
Example graduate scheme: DFID
• Engineering
• Finance
• General Management
• IT
• Purchasing
• Research and Development
Postgraduate study
• Approx. 26% of Psychology grads do PG study after graduation
• Many students work for a year to fund it or do it part-time whilst working
• Normally apply middle of final year. No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal
Where to get work experience …
• Hospitals
• Schools and Colleges
• Nursing Homes
• Sports Teams
• Social Services
• Local Authorities
• Prison Service
• Rehabilitation Units
• At the University
Volunteering Opportunities
• http://kent.prospects.ac.uk/index.html
• www.kentunion.co.uk/eandv/
• http://timebank.org.uk/
• www.do-it.org.uk
• http://vinspired.com/
• http://www.volunteering.org.uk/
• Speculative approaches
Using Social Media to Job Search
• Follow organisations @BPSOfficial @PsychologyNow @PsychAssistant
• Follow @unikentemploy
• Get industry updates
• www.twitjobsearch.com
• Remember everything is public
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• ‘Like’ company pages (Civil Service Fast Stream, NHS Management Scheme )
• ‘Like’ https://www.facebook.com/UKCES
• Is your profile professional enough?!
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• www.linkedin.com
• Search for jobs.
• Use key words in your profile.
• Follow companies.
• Connect with people in the industry.
• Join relevant groups.
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Websites to become familiar with
• www.bps.org.uk
• www.prospects.ac.uk
• www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/
• www.kent.ac.uk/ces/l
• https://chpccp.leeds.ac.uk/
• http://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/employability/
Job Websites (only a selection!)
• www.jobs.nhs.uk/
• www.psychapp.co.uk
• www.psychminded.co.uk/jobs.htm (including Assistant Psychologist positions
• www.kca.org.uk (also offer work based placements)
• www.mentalhealthjobs.co.uk (includes Research Assistant Posts)
• www.justice.gov.uk/jobs HM Prison Service, Probation Trusts (35)
• jobs.communitycare.co.uk/jobs/ (including support worker roles)
• www.lgjobs.com/ Local Government Jobs
• http://voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk
What do psychology graduates do?
What do psychology graduates do? (2011)
• Employed 66%
• Further study 26%
• Unemployed 6 %
• Not available 1%
Employment examples
PSYCHOLOGY-RELATED
• Assistant Psychologist - Kneesworth House Hospital, Brumon Hospital, Northern Health & SS Board, Bournewood NHS, National Autistic Society, Kent & Medway NHS Trust, Cambian Educational Services, Disabilities Trust, East Court School for Dyslexia, Learning Assessment Centre, NHS Trusts, West Kent NHS Social Care Trust, NHS Adult Mental Health
• Psychologist - St Martin's Hospital
• Psychologist - dstl
• Psychology Research Assistant - University of Kent
• Psychology Technician - Huntercombe Manor Hospital
• Psychology Teacher - Kent County Council (x3)
• Psychology Lecturer - Canterbury College
Employment examplesEDUCATION
• Classroom Assistant (x2) - Horndon-on-the-Hill, Noble School
• Learning Support Assistant (x5) - Axcis Education, Catholic School, Wyvern School, Secondary School (x2)
• Lecturer (x3) - Canterbury College, University of Derby, Oaklands College
• Psychology Research Assistant (x2) - University of Kent (x2)
• Teaching Assistant (x4) - Hong Kong, Weald of Kent Grammar School, JET Programme (Japan), Greenwich
• Youth Trainer - NACRO
• Retail Management Trainee - Matalan
HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE
• Care Assistant (x4) - Oast trust, Essex Social Services, Learning Disabilities School etc
• Counsellor - Samaritans
• Hostel Worker - Cambridge Cyreneans
• Nursing Assistant (x3) - City of London Health Authority, New Sussex Hospital, St. Martin's Hospital
• Probation Services Officer (x3) - Hertfordshire Probation Service, Kent Probation Service (x2)
• Rehabilitation Support - Libra Health Group
• Residential Social Worker (x2) - Hammersmith & Fulham, Ravenswood Village
• Social Care Worker - Sussex Autistic Community Trust
• Special Needs Assistant (X2) - Haringey Education Support, West Sussex County Council
• Therapeutic Teacher - Caldecott Community
Further study examples• PhD - Kent, Greenwich, Institute of Psychiatry
• MPhil - Kent
• MSc (eg in Developmental, Forensic, Health, Occupational, Social) - Kent, Bristol, Southampton, Cranfield, Essex, Guy's Hospital, London, LSE, UCL, Manchester, Oxford, Nottingham, Sheffield
• MSc HR Management - Middlesex
• MSc Nursing - Essex
• MSc Occupational Therapy - Essex
• MSc Research Methods - Kent, Liverpool, Reading
• MA - Brunel, Canterbury Christchurch, Kent, King’s College London, Lancaster, Oxford Brookes, SOAS
• MA Social Work - many & various
• PGCE (Primary & Secondary Teacher Training) - many & various
• PG Dip Psychotherapy - Kent
• PG Dip Mental Health - Southampton
• PG Dip Speech Therapy - Greenwich
• Graduate Diploma in Law - College of Law
What if I’m still stuck?
• Make the most of opportunities (planned happenstance)
• Think about it little and often
• Make an appointment to speak to a careers adviser
How the Careers and Employability Service can help you.
What we do
• Careers Talks and Workshops
• Careers Library: Employer Directories, Occupational Profiles, Books etc
• Comprehensive Web Pages
• Careers Employability Award (CEM) on Moodle
• Vacancy Database
• Alumni Careers Network
• Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair
• Drop In - Quick Query
• Careers Guidance Interviews
Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces
Careers and Employability Service Web Pages
• I want to work in …. http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/psychology.htm
• What can I do with my degree in http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/psychol.htm
• Choosing a Career http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm
• Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm
• Example CVs & Covering Letterswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm
• Employability Skills http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm
Careers Employability Award
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
The module takes about 12 hours to complete
But this can be done at your own pace
You do this by completing:
9 quizzes
3 short assignments
1 feedback form
Comments from students who have completed the award.
• “I liked the fact that the assignments relate to how you would fill in answers on a graduate job application step by step and provides examples of how to fill it in.”
• “I really enjoyed the quizzes. They effectively highlighted the gaps in my knowledge, as many of the answers surprised me. I also found the module on creating my own CV very useful, these skills will be invaluable for tailoring my CV to particular jobs.”
• “There is a wealth of information about everything; I especially liked the individual information about specific job types and the advice given about interview skills.”
Vacancy Database
• All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs, sandwich placements or vacation work/internships are entered on this database which offers:
• Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest you
• Employers notifying vacancies are often specifically targeting Kent graduates, so competition for jobs is lower than on other vacancy sites www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm
Attend Careers Talks and Workshops.
• A Career in Sales
• Champions Life Academy
• The Network
• CRCC (Asia, China Internship Programme )
• http://www.kent.ac.uk/calendar/ (Student Skills and Employability)
• http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm
Speak to an adviser:
• Quick query, drop in and speak to an adviser 10.30am -12.30pm and 2.00pm-4pm Monday to Friday.
• E mail [email protected] and an adviser will respond to your query.
• You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in.
Action Points
• Gain relevant work experience (Work Experience Scheme)
• Gain relevant research experience (Research Experience Scheme – 2nd Years!)
• Gain experience of working with people ‘in receipt of mental health services’
• Learn to reflect and to relate even what may seem menial tasks to your learning!
• Use Social Media in your networking and job search
• Don’t give up, on average it takes 3 years from graduation to a place on a doctoral course
• Make use of the Careers and Employability Service
Careers and Employability Service
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