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The following three questions are often asked by psychology majors who are interested in entering the job market immediately after graduation. Johnson (1988, p. 7-8) has given the following answers:

  • Do you prepare for graduate school and a job in the same way?
    • Rankings by business representatives in hiring college graduates
    • Rankings by college faculty for admitting graduate students

  • Are there jobs available for psychology majors?
  • Does studying psychology help me develop marketable skills?
  • Skills employers seek
  • Suggested courses to develop skills prospective employers want
  • Courses helpful for careers in human services, business, family services, and criminal justice
  • Employment:  Non-psychology courses for psychology majors
  • Job skills possessed by psychology majors
  • Where do I look for positions?
  • Job search strategies and time-line
  • 10 most deisreable qualities in prospective employees
  • Career exploration information page
  • Occupations that psychology majors can pursue

 


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