Life After Graduate School in Psychology: Insider's Advice from New Psychologists

by Robert D. Morgan (Editor), Tara L. Kuther (Editor), Corey J. Habben (Editor)

With the diverse array of career opportunities for psychologists--ranging from academics and practice, to business and industry--this book offers a wide-ranging career guide for graduate and postdoctoral students, as well as interns and new psychologists, seeking employment opportunities in the field of psychology and beyond.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2004

Reviews

[J.P. Gonzales]

The essays from authors who had pursued careers in industry were especially illuminating for me. There were two who had careers in management consulting, one in usability engineering/UX, and one in advertising. They provide information about their personal development and desire to get into industry, their experience in their new positions, the typical skills required for the position, and general information about the benefits, salary, workplace, etc. They also provide a "day in the life" summary of their work and highlight what they enjoy about it, as well as how it contrasts to the tasks and conditions of a typical academic job

I didn't read the chapters on academic/research/clinical jobs, as I am in an experimental social psych program and am fairly certain I do not want to pursue an academic job. I'm now reading through the chapters on applied careers, including trial consultancy, sports psychology, research consultancy, and public health.

Overall, I've found this book to be helpful in getting a small glimpse of the types of industry jobs that PhD students in social psychology can expect to find when they complete their programs. Have hope!