This volume is designed to help undergraduate students decide whether a degree in psychology would be valuable in preparing for the career they wish to pursue. Information is provided on how to decide on psychology as a major, the variety of careers available, how to make use of career counseling, how to find a job, and how to survive as a newly hired employee. Is Psychology the Major for You? is a useful tool for faculty advisors, career counselors, and others in the position to direct students in their search for an undergraduate major.
Preface
A Word on How This Volume Was Written
Acknowledgment
Introduction: What Are 40,000 Psychology Majors Going to Do Next Year?
—Leonard D. Goodstein
I. Is Psychology For You?
- Psychology, Your Major, and You
—Paula Sachs Wise - How to Decide on a Major
—Patricia W. Lunneborg - Selecting Psychology As Your College Major
—Bernardo J. Carducci, Richard M. Suinn and Paula Sachs Wise - Life as a Psychology Major
—Charles S. Wilkinson
II. Psychology and Career Preparation
- Building a Bridge Between Two Worlds: Study and Work
—Thomas F. Hilton - What Is Important to Graduate Schools and to Employers When Considering Applicants?
—John Edwards, James A. Eison and Kerry Smith-Bandy - At Your Service: The Career Placement Center
—Bernardo J. Carducci and Marilyn S. Walters
III. Psychology Majors In The Workplace: Traditional and Unconventional Careers
- Are You Interested In a Business Career?
—Bernardo J. Carducci - Human Factors Careers In High Tech
—H. McIlvaine Parsons - What About a Career In Law?
—Elizabeth V. Swenson - Emerging and Unconventional Careers For Psychology Majors
—Michael J. Zeller - Occupational Trends Of Psychology Majors
—Frank E. Fulkerson, Robert S. Harper, Gene F. Smith and Paula Sachs Wise
IV. Presenting Yourself to Employers
- The Résumé, Cover Letter, and Interview
—Bruce R. Fretz - The Qualifications Brief
—Vicki M. Wilson
V. Beyond The Bachelor's Degree
- Three Keys to Graduate Psychology
—Patricia W. Lunneborg, Vicki M. Wilson - A Survival Manual For New Hires
—Judith Waters, Justina Ayers and Benjamin Drew
VI. Issues Of Interest to Special Groups
- Women In Psychology
—Diana M. Zuckerman and Patricia W. Lunneborg - American Indians and Alaska Natives In Psychology
—Damian A. McShane - Asian Americans In Psychology
—Richard M. Suinn - Blacks In Psychology
—James M. Jones - Hispanics In Psychology
—Richard C. Cervantes - Reentry Of Men and Women In Psychology
—Patricia W. Lunneborg - Resources
—Paul J. Woods and Charles S. Wilkinson
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