Common Career Titles for Psychology from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Psychologists
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
School and Career Counselors
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Social Workers
Sociologists
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Career Insider Downloadable Guides
Vault Career Guide to Social Work
Vault Guide to Government Agency Careers
Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:
Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account
Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
Click on "All Guides (A to Z)" and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources.
The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.
The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.
Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.
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